Results 1-20 of 100 for garda speaker:Niall Ó Donnghaile

Seanad: Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“(6) (a) Where a decision is made by the Garda Commissioner to refuse in full or in part the request for assistance, the Coroner who made the request may seek a review of this decision by a Judge of the High Court. (b) The request for a review shall be made in writing to the President of the High Court,...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...save us time when we get to that point. The Bill is designed to protect in principle and in law a very important and long-standing function carried out in District Court sittings by members of the Garda, known as Garda court presenters.When a case comes before the District Court, it is handled by a court presenter — for the most part by a local sergeant. The court presenter will...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...an Aire. I thank the Minister for outlining the comprehensive, important and far-reaching aspects of the Bill before us. As the Minister said, it is presented as a technical Bill to implement a new Garda operating model. As colleagues in the House have acknowledged, and I am sure others will, it makes sense that an organisation as large and of such importance as An Garda...

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...xe9;in will be supporting the Bill. To a large extent, it is a relatively minor technical Bill. It is intended to address the unintended effect of the retirement provision applying to members of the Garda Síochána who entered service on or after 1 April 2004 and external candidates for appointment to the rank of Garda Commissioner or deputy Garda commissioner. It relates to...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (13 Jun 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...gangsterism. As a result, there has been a devastating impact on communities. There have been six gang-related murders so far this year, with three in one week, and several more foiled by the work of the Garda. There were 77 homicides in 2018, 185 arrests for possession of firearms and 89 charges of discharging a firearm. Between 2016 and 2017 a total of 22 people died in gang-related...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Future Direction of An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (24 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is encouraging to hear. I wish I had received as decisive an answer from the Minister a few weeks ago. Does the Commissioner have concerns about the resources available to and within the Garda to deal with cybercrime? Does the Garda have enough equipment and qualified staff to deal with the increased threat posed by cybercrime? Does the Garda have enough resources and personnel to...

Seanad: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Feb 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...the form of a statutory framework, namely, the sex offenders risk assessment and management programme. The provisions of the Bill will manage and monitor sex offenders in the community by enmeshing an offender in a scaffolding of laws and Garda scrutiny designed to restrict the offender's ability to prey on people, especially vulnerable people. The new legal measures, if enacted, will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I do not doubt that the Garda has to monitor that, nor am I questioning that responsibility on the Commissioner's part or on the part of the Garda Síochána. What I am questioning is how individual officers define whose papers they will check when they board these vehicles. I do not question the professionalism or the friendliness of individual gardaí whom I have witnessed get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Perhaps the witnesses could clarify the Garda Síochána Inspectorate's responsibility on the civic dialogues held by the Government. Were there any submissions by the Garda Síochána Inspectorate or has it been afforded the opportunity to make submissions if that is appropriate? The witnesses can tell the committee if they believe this is not within the remit of the Garda...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (14 Jun 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...settles into a full-time role as quickly as possible. In respect of some broader points of concern regarding GSOC and its functions, the powers of GSOC must be further enhanced to ensure that the Garda Commissioner comes within the remit of GSOC for investigation purposes and that GSOC has the power to secure co-operation from gardaí because in the past, there have been serious...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tuarascáil Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga: An Garda Síochána (12 May 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...gCathaoirleach mise a stiúradh chuig an taifead. Ní miste liom amharc siar air sin. Cuirim fáilte roimh an gCoimisinéir Harris, ar dtús báire. Ba mhaith liom díriú isteach ar an gceist arís faoin riachtanas Gaeilge fá choinne na ngardaí. Mar is eol dó, roimh 2005, bhí Gaeilge riachtanach le bheith i do gharda. Ní...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...the Minister was here last week, she said that her Department and the Department of Justice in the North were carrying out impact assessments in relation to the whole Brexit situation. What is the Garda Síochána's level of input or participation in that process? What bespoke, individual and unique preparations are being taken on board by the Garda to deal with the fallout from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank Mr. Toland for his presentation thus far. Understandably there has been a lot of discussion around the identified deficiencies in the collaboration between Tusla, An Garda Síochána and the other relevant agencies on this very serious matter. Mr. Toland referred to the North and a particular facility in the North. Given the nature of our society and of cross-Border...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...previous vote and having heard the will of the House, I understand where Members stand. It is, however, important to make the point in respect of amendments Nos. 2 and 3 that there are already powers in the Garda Síochána Act for the force to enter into agreements with police in other jurisdictions. The legislation before us provides for the Garda to enter into agreements with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent issues relating to An Garda Síochána: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Can I clarify? I do not mean to what extent Ms Feehily is getting information. I am wondering about that capacity of An Garda Síochána in terms of trying to balance both. Can she think of one, two, a dozen or a hundred instances where, to paraphrase, a curtain was pulled down regarding an issue that was raised in the public domain that concerns the authority around the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Future Direction of An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (24 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...scale. In response to Deputy Ó Laoghaire the Commissioner was almost blasé about concerns about the sharing of information cross-Border. He lauded the existing arrangements between the PSNI and An Garda Síochána in dealing with these issues. It is good to hear that because it is pertinent to my questions. The families of victims and survivors are still seeking the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...might break the law or be perceived to have broken the law in the public interest. While the Bill is to be welcomed it has to be said that there is little point in introducing more legislation and giving the Garda extra powers if it does not have the resources to investigate any breaches of this new law. It is not just about the correct training, which is important in terms of capacity...

Seanad: Crime Policy: Motion (2 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Sinn Féin has been consistently clear and firm on the need for the Garda and the PSNI to be adequately resourced to deal robustly with the threat posed to people throughout the country by organised criminals and opportunistic criminals. Our members live in the communities most affected by criminal gangs and see at first hand the impact of their activities on people in going about their...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Mar 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...Front-line workers continue to be faced with uncertainty as they still face the burden of holding the line while the Government wobbles from one position to the next. Only today, it is shocking to hear the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors state that members of the Garda have had no operational guidance or instructions on how to enforce the quarantine restrictions. In the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...that I raised the issue of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in his most recent appearance before the committee. One of the ongoing demands of the families of the victims and survivors is that the Garda receive all of the information it has requested from the PSNI. I was told at the time that had I furnished it in the form of a question before the last meeting, the Commissioner could have...