Results 1-20 of 191 for garda speaker:Mark Daly

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: Section 68(6) relates to the Garda Commissioner. I know this point was made in respect of previous sections. The section states: If the Garda Commissioner fails to submit a capital plan to the Minister within the specified period, the Minister may, in writing, issue a direction to the Garda Commissioner to prepare and submit a capital plan to him or her not later than— (a) 10...

Seanad: Garda Resources: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Mark Daly: I welcome the debate. Obviously the closure of rural Garda stations is a hotly contested and debated issue in County Kerry because so many areas are affected. They stations affected are Ballinskelligs, Valentia Island, Beaufort, Kilgarvan, Lauragh, Brosna, Abbeydorney, Camp and Fenit. While the Government side has articulated that there are nearby Garda stations and its masters of spin...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2018)

Mark Daly: ...in this society, women struggle for equality and equal treatment. That equality still eludes us in this society. We must and should do better. There is ongoing controversy about the treatment by An Garda Síochána of two female civilian members who appeared before the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality yesterday to outline the extraordinary treatment that they were...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)

Mark Daly: ...force to have the equipment and the wherewithal needed to enforce the law. We have seen gangs travelling around the country and terrorising communities, yet their members are out on bail and the Garda does not know where they are. If we were to provide for smart policing, it would allow the Garda to know where criminals were at all times. Believe it or not, section 102 of the Criminal...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)

Mark Daly: ...attend the Seanad, under Standing Order 56, so that we can get her views on the abuse of privilege and information on the part of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter. The Garda Commissioner also has questions to answer in respect of the information supplied, who gave him that information and the chain of supply of information. The behaviour of the Minister is a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Court Sittings (15 Oct 2013)

Mark Daly: I will conclude on this point. The overall cost in terms of man hours and time used by the Garda and other professionals has not been taken into account. In fact, there are no savings. It is simply a question of more man hours being tied up sitting in courts far away from the Garda barracks.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: I seek clarification. Section 67(1) reads: The Garda Commissioner shall manage the services set out in an annual service plan as laid under section 65(12)or section 66(10), so as to ensure that those services are delivered, in so far as practicable, in accordance with the plan and in a manner that does not exceed the resources available to An Garda Síochána for the period to...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: ...do with the issue of inflation or food poverty or anything like that. These are non-essential items. I am wondering why one of those groups that would be listed as "appropriate" would not be the gardaí themselves. The "Garda Commissioner" and "National Office" are listed. However, if the Minister is talking about the policing service and police priorities, surely, the rank and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Sep 2011)

Mark Daly: ...thank Mr. Gordon Jeyes of the HSE, Mr. Ian Elliott of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church and Detective Superintendent John McCann for their efforts in this regard. Garda investigations are ongoing and I ask anyone who has information to give it to the appropriate authorities. It is interesting to note that there have been 24 reports to the Garda on the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2014)

Mark Daly: ...Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, stated last week that he intended to leave a legacy. While there is no doubt that he will be remembered, unfortunately, it will be for all the wrong reasons. A new Garda Commissioner was appointed two days ago. Despite being an insider, we have been promised that she will sweep the Garda clean. Somehow or other, the Commissioner saw nothing when so many...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: No, but I am saying it is the same wording as the previous sections. I brought this up about consistency in measurement. This relates to the fact that while the Garda Commissioner has to do something under the direction of the Minister, it is not clear, and there is a ten-day period for which that must be done. What happens if the Garda Commissioner does not comply with the Minister's...

Seanad: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (9 May 2017)

Mark Daly: ...State has outlined the various sections which all deal with matters of procedure. We welcome the introduction of the third payment option that will ensure a more streamlined and effective use of garda time in not having to appear in court where the courts dismiss charges. If one looks at the 7,500 cases dismissed and calculates the figure for Garda man hours, it is a phenomenal waste of...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: Section 63(1) states: “the Garda Commissioner shall, at the request of the Board and in accordance with this section, within 6 months after the coming into operation of section 11 and not later than the expiration of each subsequent 3 year period following that coming into operation, prepare and submit to the Minister a strategic plan for An Garda Síochána in respect of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Mark Daly: I support Senator O'Brien's call for the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, to come to the House to debate the appalling state of morale in the Garda Síochána. I also call for a debate on the issue of front-line service providers, including emergency crews in the ambulance and fire brigade services, the Garda Síochána, paramedics, nurses and doctors. What we saw last...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)

Mark Daly: ...not by the Government to relieve the housing crisis but by private investors. That is the epitome of a lack of joined-up thinking. I also seek a debate on the issue of leave of absence within the Garda. This year, 1,050 gardaí have taken leave of absence from the force. The force strength is 12,000 so almost one in 12 gardaí are on a leave of absence. As Senator Paul Coghlan...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Mark Daly: ...she was a Member of this House, she was fair and equitable and it is great to see that, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of Cuman na mBan, the Minister for Justice and Equality, the acting Garda Commissioner, the Deputy Leader of the Seanad and the Attorney General are women. I think Countess Markievicz is probably smiling down on all of them. As I said, Deputy Fitzgerald is a...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: ...if the Minister has any thoughts on how that might be narrowed a small bit. It is leaving it open to the board for an undue array of views with regard to the annual report. Going back to the Garda Commissioner, it states that the Commissioner must prepare and submit "not later than 4 months after the end of each year". Again, it makes my point on the previous section. What are the...

Seanad: Disclosures Tribunal Report: Statements (23 Oct 2018)

Mark Daly: ...more than 60 drivers involved in serious accidents, including some causing death, should not have been on the road. Let us step back from what happened to Sergeant McCabe and ask what happened to gardaí who fraudulently manipulated the penalty points system, with the result that people died on our roads. What happened to those whose crimes were not properly investigated and who...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: May I follow on from Senator Ardagh's appropriate proposal to make the plan available in a Garda station? The plan should also be made available in libraries throughout the State because people could study it there. While we are living in a digital age, the number of people who could access the plan on a website, in the knowledge it is available, is relatively limited. People will need to...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: I accept it is not relevant to the section. My colleague, Senator Chambers, raised the issue of the evaluation of the performance by An Garda Síochána. It is not clear how the evaluation would be done, what the strategic benchmarks would be or who would do it. Independence is needed for the evaluation but also in putting together the strategic plan and main objectives. I suggest...