Results 1-20 of 46 for garda speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...Féin for what it really is, namely, a party linked to criminality that has repeatedly sought to undermine our State and institutions and one that applauded those who took the life of one of our gardaí. It is no secret that officials in the Department of Justice are filled with dread at the prospect of a Sinn Féin Minister for Justice but perhaps members of the Sinn...

Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...and a greater impact by creating the office of road safety commissioner. That is what we need right now. In doing his job, the Minister of State is engaging with the Road Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána, two Departments, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, local authorities and a plethora of different bodies, all of which have road safety functions somewhere within their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. During that meeting he will be making the case for additional funding for the Garda and the RSA to further their aims in making our roads safer. I thank Deputy Lowry for that. I thank all the witnesses for being here today for this very important discussion. I thank them for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Okay. I am concerned the development and the going live of the online portal has somehow become enmeshed in the whole body-worn cameras legislation. Right now, if any of us were to go to our local Garda station with a piece of video footage showing a distinct infringement or violation of the road traffic safety laws, the Garda can use that evidence right now to get a successful prosecution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Rather than having to go to my local station with a USB stick, what is the difference if I upload the footage to a portal the Garda has designed and where it has put in place the necessary expertise to accept and collate that evidence? That is the part I do not understand. The legislation we have in place right now allows for a full prosecution of dangerous behaviour arising from video...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...of motorists. The number of pedestrians dying in incidents on Irish roads doubled last year; we lost 155 people. So far this year we have lost 92. I ask the Taoiseach to engage directly with the Garda, the Road Safety Authority and the Minister for Transport to ensure we have far greater enforcement of our speed limits, that we work collectively and actively with local authorities in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (27 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the recent commitment by the assistant Garda commissioner to provide an online portal for the submission of dashcam evidence by 2024, if any additional legislation is necessary for such a portal; and if so, when he intends to bring forward such legislation. [53955/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: ...to build more confidence in Dublin Bus and its drivers, in the knowledge that they are aware of the vulnerability of the people they encounter on bus lanes every day. I thank the members of An Garda Síochána for the extraordinary work they do in ensuring the safety of all road users on a daily basis. It is a challenging job at the best of times. A cultural issue exists where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I have almost finished. The answers to these questions are quite short. Does it see a value in doing that? The Garda quite rightly asks other road users to submit dashcam footage when a serious road traffic incident happens. Many successful prosecutions have been brought as a result of that aforementioned legislation over the past two to three years. Cyclists have submitted footage and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: The first question is to Dublin Bus and the second question is to members of An Garda Síochána.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance and Related Issues in Cycling Ireland: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: ...as is necessary. I have a few questions for the witnesses. It is important that these questions are asked and answered so we can continue with that process of restoring trust. Is there an ongoing Garda examination or inquiry into the false quotations that were given to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media? If so, has that inquiry arrived at any...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: ...of reliability of, and possible tampering with, the apparatus used, as well as potential privacy issues." This will hopefully address some of the privacy issues. The fact of the matter is the Garda has sought and secured numerous successful prosecutions in our courts over the last four to five years using camera evidence submitted by cyclists. There is already a provision within...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: ...to a safe space on our public roads. The issue is very straightforward. It is a matter of the mechanism whereby people can submit the evidence and how it is assessed and treated by members of the Garda Síochána. In some stations around the country there are consistent and successful prosecutions and a very supportive environment for people who submit such evidence, while in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Safety (3 Jun 2021)

Ciarán Cannon: ...the quality of the evidence being submitted and the quality of the evidence being submitted using dashcams, be they on bicycles or in cars. That evidence has already been accepted by numerous Garda stations around the country and successful prosecutions have already been brought. The issue here is the inconsistency of the approach when it comes to bringing forward these prosecutions....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Safety (3 Jun 2021)

Ciarán Cannon: ...risen by an average of 8% per annum over that period, which was four times the rate of the next worst country. All of those deaths were avoidable. I want to acknowledge the great work of the Garda and the Road Safety Authority, RSA, in making our roads much safer in general. When I was growing up, we regularly saw more than 500 fatalities on our roads every year. Fortunately, that...

Scouting Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...reported to her officials that it cannot provide any detail on this case as it could potentially prejudice the ongoing legal process and-or the ongoing investigations being conducted by Tusla or An Garda Síochána. Scouting Ireland has confirmed, however, that all disclosures made to the child protection and safeguarding personnel in Scouting Ireland were indeed reported to State...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Anti-Social Behaviour (11 Dec 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...and staff, including arrangements to deal with anti-social behaviour, are important matters that, first and foremost, must be managed by every public transport company, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána, where appropriate. Furthermore, while the Minister, Deputy Ross, and I are of course concerned about ensuring that the necessary arrangements are in place to ensure the...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Apr 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...) Act 2019, which was commenced on 3 April last. This Act will reinforce the Personal Injuries Assessment Board process. New guidelines for the reporting of fraudulent insurance claims to An Garda Síochána have been published. The act of recording statistics on insurance fraud is now taking place on the Garda PULSE system. In its 2017 report on motor insurance, the working...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Missing Persons (8 Nov 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...or coasts. I assure the Senator that the concerned State authorities make every effort to identify such persons by whatever means possible. Unidentified remains are the subject of both a Garda investigation, assisted by the relevant State technical authorities and by the relevant coroner for the district where the remains are discovered. These investigations continue for as long as the...