Results 1-20 of 565 for garda speaker:Paddy Burke

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Paddy Burke: "Prime Time" last night highlighted the case of a woman who visited a Garda station on several occasions but could not find a garda to deal with her. Eventually, she ended up in court. The position is similar regarding many Garda stations. What of a person who genuinely visits a Garda station on a number of occasions but finds only the green man, which I am not sure will be much help? This...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jun 2004)

Paddy Burke: Will the Leader ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, to clarify the position as regards the proposed closure of 700 Garda stations around the country? Great concern has been expressed to me as regards my area in respect of Garda stations in Balla, Tourmakeady, Lahardane and Ballyglass, because they could face closure. It is very important to have a debate on...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...No. 1: In page 3, subsection (2), line 26, to delete "the" and substitute "An". I welcome the Minister of State to the House. These are all technical amendments which propose to substitute "An Garda Síochána" for "the Garda Síochána". "An Garda Síochána" is used in some cases while "the Garda Síochána" is used in others. There is much confusion over this and the purpose of the...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Paddy Burke: ...Minister outline in greater detail how the force will get over its credibility issue under the legislation? The force has a credibility problem and it is encountering problems in local communities. Gardaí do not interact with ordinary people like they did years ago and there is a number of reasons for this development. Common sense has gone out the door and it will be difficult for the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: The garda would have to give evidence on the existence of the organisation. I cannot see him doing that and putting himself in that position. This garda will more than likely live in the community for the rest of his life. Surely a high-ranking official of the Garda Síochána is in a better position to present the case. The ordinary garda is gathering intelligence but there is a system...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2004)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister back to the House. On Tuesday I mentioned that the Minister might encounter problems with the GAA if gardaí joined the Police Service of Northern Ireland. However, the GAA held a special congress in 2001 which changed the rule in this regard. The Minister stated local authorities would have a say through county development boards under chapter 4. That is not the right...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Dec 2004)

Paddy Burke: Does this section not seem to politicise the Garda Síochána? This section and the amendment proposed to it gives power to the Minister to play a hands-on role in the operation of the Garda Síochána. Subsection (1)(a) provides that the Minister will have a say, after consulting with the Garda Commissioner and the Government, on the different ranks into which the members of the Garda...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Feb 2013)

Paddy Burke: Senator Darragh O'Brien has proposed the following amendment to the Order of Business, "That a debate with the Minister for Justice and Equality on Garda resources, Garda pay and the loss of confidence in him by rank and file members of the Garda Síochána be taken today." Is the amendment being pressed?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2015)

Paddy Burke: ...for the close-knit Traveller community to which they belong. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of them and with those who survived the fire but are being treated in hospital. The murder of Garda Tony Golden in Omeath underlines the dangers members of An Garda Síochána face on a daily basis as they protect our communities. I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to Garda...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Paddy Burke: ...ranks of the force will also be appointed by the Minister. The Government has gone to great lengths to put a new system in place for all Civil Service appointments, yet under this legislation, the Garda Commissioner, who is a Government appointee, will be given powers to make appointments to the Garda's civilian staff. The Commissioner, therefore, could appoint all the civilian staff. The...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Dec 2004)

Paddy Burke: It is difficult to see how it will ensure greater transparency because I do not believe the Minister of the day had any say in the promotion of members of the Garda Síochána to the rank of Garda sergeant or superintendent. However, this section and the proposed amendment to it provides that the Minister, after consultation with the Commissioner, could have a say in the promotion of a member...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Paddy Burke: When a garda stops me on the road and issues me with, for example, two penalty points and a €50 fine, he will issue me with a notice. Does the garda also have to tell the service provider he has issued me with a summons?

Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour Deterrents (7 Apr 2009)

Paddy Burke: I would like to be associated with the vote of sympathy to that young garda from Donegal, his family and to the Garda Síochána.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Paddy Burke: Senator Darragh O'Brien has moved an amendment to the Order of Business: "That a debate on the closure of Garda stations and the restricted opening hours of other Garda stations be taken today". Is the amendment being pressed?

Seanad: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2020)

Paddy Burke: I thank the Minister of State for his clarification. The Bill should stipulate the area of the Garda concerned because it currently refers to "any member of the Garda Síochána".

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Dec 2004)

Paddy Burke: The Minister recently increased the age threshold for entry to the Garda Síochána. I understand that the retirement age is 57 and that gardaí with a minimum of 30 years service are eligible for a full pension. Increasing the threshold for entry means that somebody who has entered the Garda Síochána at 30 years of age will have only 27 years service and will not, therefore, be entitled to...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Bill. Under section 14, the Garda Commissioner can appoint a number of members to the rank of sergeant and inspector as he sees fit. Under this ground-breaking legislation, there will not be any changes in the current Garda ranks. There is a considerable number of retired members of the force of various ranks who are on different pensions but in many semi-State and State bodies...

Seanad: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2020)

Paddy Burke: This section proposes a new section 27A(5) of the 1994 Act to provide that "A general partner of an investment limited partnership shall provide any member of the Garda Síochána, the Revenue Commissioners, a competent authority or the Criminal Assets Bureau with timely access". Does that mean that any member of the Garda who may be nosey or whatever might decide to see who is on...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paddy Burke: ...shoulder - it was not a motorway or dual carriageway - and a car ran into them. I agree with Senator Quinn in that regard. I stated before and it remains my view there should not be any unmarked Garda cars. All should be well marked and gardaí should be out in the face of the public. Even when one is driving on the opposite side of a motorway to where a Garda car is parked one will...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)

Paddy Burke: I second the amendment. Has the finding of drugs as a result of a search of a prisoner been reported to the Garda? Has a case ever been taken against a prisoner on whom drugs have been found? It is a serious offence for a person, wherever he or she may be, to be found in possession of drugs. Has any case been taken against prisoners found to be in possesion of drugs, or are the Garda...