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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome all our guests here this afternoon to discuss this very important proposed legislation. I will start if I may with the Garda Commissioner, but I direct the question also to the representative from the Policing Authority. It would appear to someone looking in on this that there seems to be quite a wide range of bodies tasked with overseeing the activity of An Garda...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Last week, Mr. Justice Frank Clarke published his report into the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of Sergeant Mick Galvin at Ballyshannon Garda Station in County Donegal in May 2015. Sergeant Mick Galvin's death was a terrible tragedy for his wife, Colette, their three children, their wider family circle and his Garda colleagues and community in that particular region. The report...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...has now arisen about the legality of the public space some pubs and restaurants are using to serve alcohol in some instances. There is a question mark over whether that is legal or not. The Garda, or maybe more accurately, the law of the land, would seem to state that unless a licence has been obtained from the courts to serve alcohol for consumption in a given public space area, the...

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

Robbie Gallagher: I concur with the sentiments of the previous speakers regarding the merits of the Garda Reserve. I noted from comments at a previous debate in this Chamber last week that the Minister indicated that moves were afoot perhaps in the first quarter of 2024, and she might correct me if I am wrong, regarding a recruitment campaign in relation to getting people to sign up for the Garda Reserve....

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I wish to raise the issue of Garda numbers, particularly in Border counties. I refer, in particular, to comments made by two members of the Garda Representative Association, one from the Donegal division and the other from the Cavan-Monaghan division, in which they highlighted their concerns about Brexit and what might happen in the event that there was a hard border. They were putting the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: This week four years ago, 41 year old Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe who was shot dead while guarding a cash escort outside Lordship Credit Union in County Louth. Adrian, a young man from County Cavan, found himself in County Louth as a member of the Garda, where he embodied everything that was good about An Garda Síochána. He totally immersed himself in his new home and got...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I raise the plight of a substantial number of Garda recruits who have been badly inconvenienced and left out of pocket because of the last-minute decisions of Garda management. Thankfully, 200 new Garda recruits have just completed their training. They had been posted to different stations throughout the country. I understand nine were due to go to the Cavan-Monaghan division, four to...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: ...policing in both rural and urban communities and ensuring more visible community policing, in line with the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing; - community policing, where members of An Garda Síochána are known to, and have, a relationship with local businesses, services and citizens, including young people, is essential for building stronger, safer communities;...

Seanad: Crime Policy: Motion (2 Oct 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: ...organisation a disservice.When it comes to this plan, the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. The jury is very much out in that regard. The Minister noted in his contribution that the Garda Commissioner will now brief joint policing committees, JPCs, on the plan. It would have been a good idea if he had visited all the JPCs before he announced his plan. I can only listen to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I want to raise the issue of the decision by the 2,000-strong membership of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, AGSI, to join with the 12,500-strong membership of the Garda Representative Association, GRA, to take strike action. This is the first time in the history of the AGSI that such a decision has been made. It clearly illustrates the anger and frustration felt by...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: ...capital plan. Like others who come from a rural part of the county, I am concerned about us getting our fair share of the cake when it comes to capital projects. With that in mind, a number of Garda stations are currently lying idle throughout the country. I know that four or five miles from where I currently reside in Clontibret village, just outside Monaghan town, a Garda station has...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: ...are scary and alarming. We should also remember that behind each of those 19,000 burglaries, there are people who have been left hurt and traumatised. I have raised the issue of inadequate Garda resources in our communities for some time and I think it is an issue that deserves serious attention. The front-line members of the Garda who put their lives on hold every day they present...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: ...measured, gets done" springs to mind. From time to time, resources will be key to implement a plan. In the case of an extreme event, for example, where there may be a dispute going on within An Garda Síochána, whether that be what we experienced previously with the blue flu or where sometimes, Garda members may be involved in a dispute whereby overtime that may be on offer may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I refer to the Commissioner’s presentation and his reference to the proposed granting of powers to the new Garda ombudsman body as being "disproportionate" and "unconstitutional". The term "flagrant breach of [...] human rights", was used. He also referred to there being no "mechanism for Garda personnel to complain to an independent oversight body", that investigations by the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I wish to bring to the Leader's attention my concern at the alarming number of increased assaults on members of An Garda Síochána. Assaults on gardaí have almost doubled in the past five years, which is a frightening statistic. Only yesterday, three members of An Garda were hospitalised in Portlaoise regional hospital after the patrol vehicle they were driving was rammed by a...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: Today, we woke to hear about another shooting of a member of An Garda Síochána as they went about their duty. I suppose it highlights once again the dangers the men and women of An Garda Síochána face so that the rest of us can go about our daily lives in a safe fashion. Today, I acknowledge the honour and bravery of our gardaí as the Scott Medal ceremony is due to...

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

Robbie Gallagher: ...welcome and support the Bill, which, as the Minister outlined, provides a new framework for policing, security and community safety. When enacted, it will repeal and replace the current legislation, the Garda Síochána Act 2005, in its entirety. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the commission report, which was informed by extensive consultation, including with members...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: ...address and answer some of the issues he raised during this debate. On a more serious note, though, and I am sure I speak on behalf of all of the Members present, I commend the men and women of An Garda Síochána who, as many of them mentioned, go out daily to protect us. They are the thin, blue line between peace and anarchy and we should never forget this. Every day they put...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: First Aid Training (25 Jan 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: ...community volunteers who volunteer in cardiac arrest situations with defibrillators but for one reason or another the logistics of getting them out to a remote location might prove difficult. The Garda is on the scene 24-7 in an emergency situation and it makes perfect sense for every Garda vehicle to be equipped with a defibrillator or an AED and that every single member of the Garda...