Results 1-20 of 31 for garda speaker:Malcolm Byrne

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (8 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I thank him for taking this Commencement matter, which concerns the issue of Garda vetting. I am sure the Minister of State is quite familiar with the issue. We have a National Vetting Bureau and the legislation is in place. The Minister of State will understand the frustration of many individuals and organisations seeking Garda vetting. Let...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I do not intend to. I wish to raise the issue of Garda numbers. I have raised previously the fact that the Garda numbers for the Wexford division stood, at the end of November last year, at 341. At the end of February, the total Garda numbers in the Wexford division fell to 334. The reason I raised this matter specifically is because of the increased traffic at Rosslare as a result of...

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

Malcolm Byrne: .... It is not just confined to the major cities. Increasingly in towns - and the Minister of State will be aware of this in Wexford as well - people at times feel unsafe because they do not see gardaí on the beat as much as they were. I pay tribute to the chief superintendent for the Wicklow-Wexford division who has made a concerted effort to get more gardaí out on the beat but...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: ...part, three of which are from County Wexford. Certainly, in the south east, theatre remains very much alive and active and it is providing so much joy in all of our communities. The review on Garda vetting was due to have been published by now. I previously had a Commencement matter on this. This is to deal with a number of issues but, in particular, as colleagues will know, the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...influences and shapes international discussion. I would join everybody else in saying that this is a great day to be able to celebrate the centenary of Ulysses. I also wish to raise the issue of Garda numbers. I tried to raise the issue by way of a Commencement matter but was advised that as it is an operational matter, it was not possible to do so. According to figures for the end of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...expressing our sympathies to the people in Creeslough and the wider Donegal community. We thank those from north and south of the Border who rushed to try to help on Friday. I raise the matter of Garda numbers. I very much welcome that up to 1,000 extra Garda recruits have been sanctioned by the Government. However, we should look at making greater use of retired members of the force...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...I wish all the candidates the best. It takes courage to stand in a by-election. I have a little bit of knowledge of that. Well done to anyone who puts his or her name on a ballot paper. I also commend the Garda and request that a letter of thanks goes to Sergeant Hugh Shovlin and his colleagues at Donnybrook Garda station for the abuse they had to suffer at the count. Unfortunately, we...

Seanad: Protection of Private Residences (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...is enshrined in the Constitution and the European Convention of Human Rights; - balancing the right to protest with protecting the public and upholding the law is a complex task, and that An Garda Síochána, through its human rights-led approach to policing, seeks to uphold and protect the right to freedom of assembly and the right to protest, while also upholding the law and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...taking place now than there was at the time of the Good Friday Agreement and beforehand. It is important. February will mark the centenary of the founding of the Civic Guard which became the Garda Síochána. I hope the House will mark the centenary of the Garda and acknowledge the contribution of the force over the past 100 years, in particular, to remember those who made the...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Malcolm Byrne: ...need to have the possibility of the sanction of imprisonment by the courts because some people do not care about fines. The thugs we would have seen in the city centre in recent days abusing members of the Garda Síochána will not care about fines and the option of having to imprison them is essential. It is also essential to continue to have the confidence of the overwhelming...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...to Instagram, Facebook or Twitter and the company failed to take action, how would she like to see an individual complaints mechanism work? Ms O'Sullivan has spoken about her experience with the Garda. What additional training and resources does she believe gardaí need to have in these circumstances?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020: Second Stage (17 Nov 2020)

Malcolm Byrne: ...Government towards ethnic minorities and particularly the LGBT minorities, that we need to continue to be a beacon of light in Europe in tackling homophobia. I also want to pay tribute to the Garda Síochána in respect of its work in this area. As an organisation, it has adapted and transformed how it operates. With regard to people from various ethnic backgrounds and those who...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...to exceed ten minutes and time may be shared, all other Senators not to exceed five minutes and time may be shared, and the Minister to be given no less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; No. 2, Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 – Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage, to be taken at 3.15 p.m. or on the conclusion of No. 1, whichever is the later, and to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Safety (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...sports is important, but people should do them responsibly. However, at the moment, we are allowing unlicensed, uninsured and untrained people out on these very powerful vehicles. When one talks to the Garda and the Coast Guard, the Coast Guard does not want to be spending its time chasing errant jet skiers and the Garda is not often in a position to be able to do it. It may be that at...

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

Malcolm Byrne: ...of the murder of Paul Quinn, who was beaten to death in County Monaghan by a provisional IRA gang. His parents, Breege and Stephen, have long sought justice for their son, an innocent man. The Garda have said that they now have fresh information. Could we, through this House, appeal that anybody with information about this savage killing would come forward to give some level of peace to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Nov 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...with the purpose outlined by Senator McDowell. That was never the intention of the GDPR, which was very much designed so that data would only be used for a specific purpose. In this purpose, the Garda is not looking for Graham Dwyer's data to find out where he ordered takeaways or anything. It is seeking to establish whether he was engaged in a crime. This is a very serious issue and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...on the court case but it is appropriate that the House would remember the victims, Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee. Anthony Burke was also the victim of a pretty horrific assault in Sligo, and An Garda Síochána clearly identified these as hate crimes. I certainly know from talking to many friends, and the evidence is also there, that we are seeing rising levels of homophobia and...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...are going to be away from the polling station on the day for legitimate reasons. Some people can do that for work purposes. There would have to be the necessary safeguards whereby a person would go to a Garda station, produce the necessary identification and vote in front of a garda. The ballot would then be protected. We all know the people of whom we speak and we should try to...

Seanad: Ábhair Ghnó an tSeanaid – Matters on the Business of the Seanad (22 Feb 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...digital banking. We are looking at the audit of the algorithm for the leaving certificate. The Commission on the Defence Forces is dealing increasingly with questions around cybersecurity. The Garda is dealing with cybercrime. The pandemic has led to more interest in remote working. Online shopping will change the fabric of retail. We are going to have to deal with many more of these...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I do not think anybody in the Chamber or outside of it doubts the interests of local authority members in community safety or working closely with gardaí. Senator Boyhan, in rather Churchillian tones, spoke about how he will have engaged with them on their work at a local level. As the Minister outlined, public safety is about a lot more than just sitting on a committee. It is...