Results 1-20 of 46 for garda speaker:Paul Gavan

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2024)

Paul Gavan: ...Limerick city and county area. I do not need to say to the Minister of State that while we live in a wonderful city, there are pockets where there are significant issues that need the attention of the Garda. Whether we like it or not, the mayor is going to have a role in this area. Why not give him or her this particular power in respect of the JPC? The amendment next states, "The...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Paul Gavan: ...gangs have a foothold in our communities, but it would be wrong to say they are running particular areas; they are not. The best people from all backgrounds are the leaders of the communities. They and the Garda know that organised crime is not welcome in our estates, villages and cities. The Garda and communities working together can impact on the presence of criminal gangs. In...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: ...for a person to communicate material or otherwise engage in conduct with the intent to influence the decision of the person availing of or providing termination of pregnancy services. It would give the Garda the power to issue a warning to any individual it believes is engaging, has engaged or will engage in such conduct. Where a person receives a warning but continues to engage in that...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: ...was only scheduled for today's sitting yesterday. However, I will read the concerns they have about what is happening into the record. This is correspondence several of us have received from a number of Garda civilian staff. I will quote it directly. The proposed changes to my terms and conditions, which would come as part of this Bill are unacceptable to me and my colleagues,...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 19: In page 27, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(i) to ensure that the Garda Síochána co-operates with the Office of the Police Ombudsman, with regard to his or her obligations under section 173 (1)(c); (j) to perform any other functions conferred on it by or under this Act or the regulations.”. I will be...

Seanad: Recent Violence in Dublin City Centre: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: ..., Warren Donoghue, Alan Loren-Guille and Siobhán Kearney are some of the people to thank, as well as all those who ran over to help. We also have to praise and thank the Dublin Fire Brigade, the Garda and the emergency services, which acted so quickly to respond; heroes and heroines one and all. These people represent the spirit, heart and soul of all of the people of Ireland. On...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: .... Three days after the riots, on Sunday night, in the centre of Dublin, two pubs were accosted by a very dangerous man who was out of control and who attacked the bar staff. Both pubs rang for Garda assistance and no guards came. I am not blaming the Garda. We all know what this is about, the consistent lack of resources, the fact that we do not have enough gardaí on our streets....

Seanad: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: ..., sexual and gender-based violence we are experiencing in this State. More needs to be done to protect vulnerable witnesses and complainants in the justice system. Training and more resources for gardaí and others who deal directly with victims is required. Incidents such as the failure of Tusla to refer 365 suspected abuse cases in County Kerry to An Garda Síochána must...

Seanad: Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

Paul Gavan: ...his killing, while campaigning for the truth about the circumstances of his killing. For the past 12 years, the O'Farrell family has been through a mind-boggling institutional nightmare, involving the Garda, the courts system, the Oireachtas and Ministers, in the search for justice. The family received the full support of the Dáil in a Fianna Fáil motion put forward by Deputy...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Gavan: ...Community Development; representatives of the County and City Management Association, including representatives of local authority dog wardens and veterinary inspectors; and representatives of An Garda Síochána. Needless to say, there was a significant amount of experience in the room. Although the working group stopped short of endorsing the Sinn Féin Bill outright, it is...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Paul Gavan: ...Minister has to say. They are all from the Fórsa trade union. We have Jim Mitchell, assistant general secretary, Niall Shanahan, external communications director, and a host of workers from the Garda civilian staff. I will tell the Minister where they have come from. They have travelled from Galway, Tipperary, Dublin, Donegal, Mayo, Kerry and Wexford to be here today. That, in...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Sep 2023)

Paul Gavan: On behalf of Sinn Féin, I mostly welcome the Bill and what it intends to achieve. Modern technology such as body cameras can help the work of An Garda Síochána as it tries to keep our communities safe. I will mention the issue of Garda resources first because it has had a lot of attention recently with violent incidents around the capital highlighting how people do not feel...

Seanad: Disregard of Certain Criminal Records of Gay Men: Motion (17 May 2023)

Paul Gavan: ...found themselves. In one case in Kildare in 1927, a man was lured by a detective, compromised by that detective and then convicted. Professor Ferriter details a famous case in Tullow in which a garda found two young men in a compromising situation and then managed to get a whole host of names of other people. As a result, 20 men were convicted in one case in the small town of Tullow,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Mar 2023)

Paul Gavan: ...may be aware that the minimum wage starts at €7.91. This committee has called that out and highlighted that it does not ensure a decent standard of living. It has also highlighted that the Garda and our military still do not have proper trade union rights. It is quite a damning report. The president of the committee, Professor Aoife Nolan, said the Government has been aware of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Process (22 Mar 2023)

Paul Gavan: ...ready to be introduced in the Dáil or Seanad. When I asked Department staff what the outstanding issues regarding the Bill that needed to be finalised were, of the issues listed they highlighted Garda warnings and specifically whether there would be a requirement to include temporal and geographical limits on those warnings. There was also the question around the interaction between...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2023)

Paul Gavan: ...nowhere to go. The hubs are full. People in Limerick are not moving from the hubs. I wish to remind the House of what happened in Limerick before the last eviction ban came in. People turned up at Garda stations to the extent where the cells became full in the main Garda station in Limerick. People turned up at the accident and emergency departments in hospitals, and sometimes they...

Seanad: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

Paul Gavan: ...pose a problem for ensuring accountability after the fact. Section 15 relates to discontinuation of an investigation for a reason of lack of resources. This would not be acceptable with respect to a Garda investigation and we can see little reason for it to be acceptable in this instance. Again, we would ask the Minister of State to re-examine that provision. The legislation is welcome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: So far, what I have seen relates to the warnings and interaction with the warnings. The witness briefly referenced the industrial relations issue; delineation of the zone; and Garda powers in relation to search and seizure. Is there anything else?

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: ...is where I live. It was pointed out to me that there is not a single animal welfare inspector in Limerick at the moment. This means that in cases of cruelty to animals, the only recourse is to An Garda Síochána. The reality is that while gardaí are wonderful people, oftentimes they do not have the time and resources to respond to these issues. Simple practical steps need...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Abortion Services (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: ...me if the Minister of State could confirm that protecting industrial action will be part of the Bill. It should be; there should not be anything controversial about that. Will he confirm that the Garda will be given the necessary powers? Equally important, will he commit to ensuring the Bill has inclusive language, for example, using phrases such as “women and pregnant...