Results 141-153 of 153 for garda speaker:Timmy Dooley

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I support Senators O'Toole and Brian Hayes regarding the plight of the Limerick great-grandmother. It is a poor use of Garda and prison resources to deal with a woman in her state in that fashion. However, that does not detract from the fact the control of dogs is an issue. Perhaps the Leader might organise a relatively short debate in this House, particularly in the run-up to Christmas. Much...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)

Timmy Dooley: ...? With regard to fireworks, the situation is outrageous and every village and town in Ireland is suffering. Elderly people and children are prevented from getting a night's sleep. I compliment the gardaí on their response. Yesterday, they enjoyed great success in County Clare and seized a quantity of fireworks from illegal traders.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2004)

Timmy Dooley: ...they went about their business during the demonstration. One must also recognise the great work done by the Taoiseach and Romano Prodi in their meeting with President Bush at the EU-US summit. The Garda and Army also performed exceptionally well and did the country proud.

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (29 Apr 2004)

Timmy Dooley: ...work well into the future. Concerns have been raised in recent weeks about enforcement, which needs to be considered. The Road Traffic Bill will address this issue, particularly the freeing up of Garda time in respect of the outsourcing of the collection of fines and other elements in the legislation such as the capacity to monitor speed. There has been some criticism of the gardaí in the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: ...country. There has been much misinformation on this in recent days, including the issue of diplomatic immunity. The Government has made it quite clear that that case does not arise and that the Garda Síochána will lead any investigations concerning the security of the US President. It is important that the police force of our sovereign State should do so. This will also help to dispel...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jan 2004)

Timmy Dooley: ...woman quite late in the evening. It is of particular concern that the alleged perpetrators of this crime were as young as 14 years of age. We must move away from the blame game in terms of the Garda and civil society and look to the parenting of these young people because the State assists parents in the parenting of their children. It makes social welfare payments, including child benefit...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2003)

Timmy Dooley: ...subject. There are implications for Departments other than the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in particular for the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. The Garda Síochána is doing an excellent job in trying to track down people in what is a very difficult environment. The service provision companies that operate and host these Internet sites...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages. (27 Nov 2003)

Timmy Dooley: ...is dealing with it in this way. The Bill, which as Senator Browne said is fairly straightforward, will allow for the implementation of elements of the Road Traffic Act 2002. It will extend to the gardaí power to test people suspected of drink driving. I compliment the Minister on the speed with which he addressed this difficulty, despite the fact that Opposition members are critical of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jul 2003)

Timmy Dooley: ...but it has not gone away. This was highlighted over the weekend when we discovered that a journalist from the Sunday World has been intimidated by organised criminals. He and his family are under Garda protection as a result of a threat to their life. This is outrageous. This House and the other House acted swiftly in the wake of the murder of Veronica Guerin by similar people by enacting...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: ...difficult to see how he is going to disagree with our motion and vote against it. However, that is for him to decide. Senator Ryan also raised the issue of enforcement. He does not believe that the Garda Síochána is doing its job. I can assure him that it is doing it. I travel on a similar section of the road to that used by the Senator on a weekly basis. While I travel from Clare and he...

Seanad: Central Mental Hospital: Motion. (16 Apr 2003)

Timmy Dooley: In my constituency, there are many Garda stations in need of repair. That has come about over a period of time, particularly in some outlying areas where gardaí are no longer resident in local stations but use them as office space. Some stations are in poor condition. Just as in the case of schools, which have been the subject of much discussion, there are also Garda stations in immediate...

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Timmy Dooley: ...that when crime is committed, the criminal law is adequate to deal with it. An examination of the record of this Government and the previous Administration will show that there are an extra 1,100 gardaí on the beat and that an additional 1,223 prison places have been provided. The Minister referred to the increase in the Garda budget of 60%, to just under €1 billion, during the period...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)

Timmy Dooley: ...to overtake other vehicles. Senator Ryan says he has been doing a lot of driving recently. Therefore, he may not have been paying attention to his mail. I understand there are quite a few hidden Garda vehicles in operation and the first one may learn of having committed a speeding offence is when one opens the post to discover a fine notice. Senator Ryan should check the brown envelopes...