Results 101-120 of 261 for garda speaker:Frank Feighan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (13 May 2020)

Frank Feighan: 370. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of increasing Garda strength to 16,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4665/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (13 May 2020)

Frank Feighan: 371. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of recruiting an additional 2,000 Garda civilian staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4666/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (13 May 2020)

Frank Feighan: 373. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of each additional Garda youth diversion project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4673/20]

Health (Covid-19): Statements (Resumed) (23 Apr 2020)

Frank Feighan: ...in the courts to stop these types of gatherings from occurring again? People who are self-isolating have been greatly frustrated by what happened yesterday. Only down the road from there, the Garda Síochana moved people on. I realise that many of these individuals are looking for attention and that it is up to the Garda to interpret this. Should the people pictured be forced to...

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

Frank Feighan: ...route. Having witnessed a number of incidents in recent years, the solicitor noted that the most recent involved an altercation between a teenager and two drunken men on the train which led to gardaí boarding the train. I read a newspaper report yesterday that stated that Irish Rail received several complaints of harassment on the Dublin to Westport line. This is clearly...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...questions need to be answered. It is worrying to hear that FAI staff members, who have suffered a lot, have received threatening letters. This must stop. I ask the relevant authorities, including the Garda, to ensure it does not happen again. People are angry with the FAI and with particular people in the FAI. The staff of the FAI have done nothing wrong. Many of them have worked...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Frank Feighan: ..., tortured and assaulted. There has been ongoing intimidation of all the directors of Quinn Industrial Holdings. The rule of law must be upheld in that region. I do not like to talk about the Garda or its operations. I am sure many things have been done behind the scenes and under the radar but there is a feeling that perhaps the Garda and the PSNI were not out quickly enough to deal...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Frank Feighan: I ask anybody with information to contact the Garda. There is a peaceful and respectful group in Ballinamore and I hope we come to a resolution to a very difficult situation. I condemn outright the attack on the property of our colleague and friend, Deputy Martin Kenny. I pay tribute to Gay Byrne. Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, he was a light in a very dark era of our country. He...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...of law since we signed the Good Friday Agreement and it is hard to disagree with that analysis. The warning signs have been there for several years. I commend the good work being done by An Garda Síochána and the PSNI in investigating this incident. It is imperative that not only are the foot soldiers apprehended but also those who paid the gang to carry out this brutal act....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...I would not be able to do. I will state how great the Defences Forces are, even if there has been a request to not do so. We are very proud of those personnel, along with those who serve in the Garda. They have served our State extremely well. We are trying to reach a situation where we can address the prevailing issues. This is a major step forward. That was acknowledged in Senator...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...for elected representatives to turn their backs when the anthem was played. Senator Norris rightly referred to the Dublin Pride parade. Mention was also made of 600 civil servants, the Garda and the Prison Service. I wish to note that the Police Service of Northern Ireland, PSNI, participated in the parade.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Frank Feighan: The presence of the PSNI is very significant. I recall that two years ago the Garda and the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, attended the Pride parade in Belfast. These events have great significance for the island of Ireland and deserve to be acknowledged. I also wish to acknowledge the fact that the Sinn Féin Mayor of Belfast City Council, John Finucane, laid a wreath in memory of the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (25 Jun 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...he is here to discuss this very important issue. As the Minister of State will appreciate, there is a growing level of urgency in regard to the need to progress the project. Unfortunately, gardaí in Sligo expressed their deep concern in late 2017 when they staged a protest about the conditions in which they must work. The current building is more than 150 years old and there was no...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (25 Jun 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...of these stations. However, I understand that these are quite complex processes involving the OPW and PPP projects. The Minister of State referred to planning and design. I am very aware of this Garda station. I drive or walk by it virtually every day. I commend the gardaí in Sligo and the whole of the north west. They have a very difficult job. They have the support of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. We are doing a study on illicit cross-Border activity. It was shocking. We met with the head of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, PSNI, and the head of An Garda Síochána. We went to the PSNI station in Crossmaglen. We had to go to Newry to be transported by seven armoured cars through 50 miles of south Armagh to Crossmaglen. This is what...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jun 2019)

Frank Feighan: What I am about to say is in the public domain. The article, about a young girl who was bullied and murdered, is traumatising and moving. I pay tribute to An Garda Síochána, as well as to the families of both Ana Kriégel and the boys involved. This case has shaken this country. I do not know what else to say, but everybody should read Conor Gallagher's respectful piece...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: I normally would not comment on the Garda or the PSNI. However, I am concerned about the recent theft of ATMs. Last week, as I was driving back from a function, I passed a garage on the Feeny Road in Dungiven from which another ATM had been stolen. This is the eighth theft of an ATM in Northern Ireland and there have been many more in Cavan and Monaghan. What is happening? Do the banks...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Casualty Investigation Board: Chairperson Designate (30 Jan 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...ask some questions for the sake of my own understanding. In the event of someone falling overboard, a fatality or a serious personal injury, how does the board go about investigating it? Are the Garda and other State agencies involved? That information might inform us better.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Frank Feighan: ...been in the news in the last two weeks. I live in Castlerea at the weekends and two weeks ago there was an incident there. Last weekend, hundreds of people marched about that incident between a garda and members of the public. I understand the details are before the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, but I can say that there is huge anger and worry about this incident....

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2018)

Frank Feighan: ...Street charity is going to start collecting cashless payments online. I welcome this, as it is the way forward. Another politician in another House was saying churches were being affected by Garda checks for drink-drivers. Senator Mullen will agree that there can be something lazy about church gate collections. They happen all over rural Ireland and they are hitting the 10% or 20% who...