Results 1-20 of 20 for garda speaker:Annie Hoey

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: ...I note the recent formation of the Ballymun implementation board, which will tackle some of the deep-rooted issues that exist in Ballymun and bring together relevant social service providers and An Garda Síochána. It is based on the Drogheda model. It is a real example of how communities and gardaí can work together towards improving safety. I do not need to go through...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: ...from channels and I could probably tell Members the next set of buildings across this country that will be targeted. People are boldly posting on channels that are easily accessible by me, you and anyone. I hope An Garda Síochána is also accessing these because there are lists of buildings now up online that they are talking about targeting next. I would not be at all...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...yet to be fully established but that is what is believed. The school is very easily identifiable online and I hope that the full force of the school's disciple system is utilised. I hope that An Garda Síochána takes this attack extremely seriously because it was really very vicious. It is extremely upsetting to know that today in 2023 in Ireland and on the International Day...

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

Annie Hoey: ..., because he was a member of the LGBTQI+ community. I do not think any of us will get out of our minds the sight of him crawling out from underneath a crowd as they kicked and punched him. I said earlier today that I hope the full force of our Garda resources and the school, which is easily identifiable, will be brought to bear on this case and the young man in question will have the...

Seanad: Independent Review of the Handling of Past Complaints of Abuse in St John Ambulance Ireland: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...saying otherwise, but that is what the report says. That is what Dr. Shannon has reported. There are still many questions here. The review also finds that St. John Ambulance's current Garda vetting system remains incomplete, thereby creating the potential for unvetted individuals to gain access to children. Given that there has been such a focus on the organisation, particularly over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Engagement with Chief Executive Officer (22 Mar 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...for recruiting authorised officers. I think they are the only group of professionals who are legally entitled to undertake involuntary admissions so it would be removing this obligation from the Garda. There has been very slow progress on recruitment in that area so just to flag that could be a particular area that it would be very useful to focus in on. It is a small group of people...

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...have they logged it ... and they will say, “No, I cannot do that.” There are few data available on prosecutions against those who assault workers in the health service. We do not have figures from the Garda on prosecutions for assaults on workers in the public health service, but anecdotally we know the number of prosecutions is very low. There is the double-edged blade...

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

Annie Hoey: ...to show that all people are welcome in Ireland. Students at TU Dublin held an antiracism protest on 13 February with the aim of showing solidarity. The student union has called for a greater Garda presence in the area to make students at the university feel safe. It is shocking we are in a situation in which we are calling for Garda supports on university campuses to make students feel...

Seanad: Moving Towards Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...resolve their housing challenges, with no regards to a means test. The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's national helpline answered 13,438 calls in 2020. The number of sexual offences recorded by the Garda was 3,214 for the first six months of 2021, a 7.5% increase on the 2020 figures. We all know that sexual assault is under-reported due to shock; shame; knowing the perpetrator; fear of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...situation in some areas is already out of control. We in the Labour Party had a public meeting on Monday night in Drogheda which was invaded by people who wanted to protest against refugees and migrants. An Garda Síochána was there and it was quite a het up event. I am sure it is not going to be the first of this kind of event. We are in a situation where public...

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: ...community benefits clauses are used to establish a benchmark for good development of the O'Connell Street area and the city as a whole. The Minister of State has rightly spoken about the value of more gardaí on the beat and of the youth diversion projects to keep people out of trouble but if we really want to create a secure city, then respect and decent wages and conditions within...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: Will Ms McMahon confirm she wants the Garda to have seizure powers to be able to enforce the legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: Following on from that, there obviously will be a bedding-in period during which the Garda gets the hang of this and the public gets an understanding of what it all means. I presume there will be some latitude arising from the fact this is a new law being introduced. I am speculating here because I am not sure that is how it works. People might claim they are not aware of the law. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: ...heightened topic and there is a lot of media coverage on it. It seems very reasonable to me that if and when this legislation comes in, potentially with the tweaks that have been suggested by An Garda Síochána and other groups, it will be fairly reasonable to assume, unless people are living under a rock, that they will absorb the regulations around it relatively quickly. One...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Annie Hoey: ...many people, I cannot comprehend what that would be like because I chose not to go through that. I have spoken previously in the Chamber about how I initiated the process, reported a matter to the Garda, went to the sexual assault treatment unit and did everything I had to do, but before I had even walked out the door, a garda outlined to me what was, in effect, a character reference for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: ...and roaring. The person was so aggressive, laughing and shoving a phone into the bus driver's face. In the end, the bus driver could not go on driving. We all had to get off the bus and the Garda was called. It was absolutely disgusting how the person spoke to the bus driver. It was rotten. It was really nasty behaviour. No person out working should have to experience it....

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: ...love to see the strengthening of references to trade unions. The stronger the reference, the better. We will support all the amendments. Amendment No. 11 deals with the power of a member of An Garda Síochána to give direction. If there is an issue with that, I ask the Minister to give us guidance. Is the amendment written in a way that reflects what the Garda...

Seanad: Report on Victim’s Testimony in cases of rape and sexual assault: Motion (17 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...have spoken a lot about statistics and figures in here. Behind every statistic and figure is a person. I am just one of many people behind those statistics. I did what I was supposed to do; I went to the Garda station and I reported it. I sat in a room for hours with no food or water until I could go to a sexual assault treatment unit. I was literally scraped on the inside for...

Seanad: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Dec 2020)

Annie Hoey: ...and commend, the other parents who have lost their children due to suicide because of online bullying. I can only image their pain and anguish when they tried to get legal recourse by going to the Garda to try and get something done to stop the relentless bullying that their children were experiencing and they could not. I am thinking of the parents who are, possibly right now, watching...

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

Annie Hoey: ...example is housing and homelessness. When the Government wants to ban large gatherings in a short period of time on the grounds of health and safety, it can implement a fines system and give the Garda new authority to enforce it. However, parties - not house parties but political parties, which are much less craic - especially Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, seem to have struggled for...