Results 21-40 of 685 for garda speaker:Mattie McGrath

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...here last week with the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. I have spoken to William Porter. What is deeply troubling about this case is that it appears there has been State collusion by Tusla and An Garda Síochána in the Republic, and PSNI child protection services in Northern Ireland, to frame an innocent man for a crime he did not commit, and to deny him access to his daughter for...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The long-promised and long-awaited Garda station for Clonmel is going on and on. We have never had such low numbers in the Clonmel-Carrick on Suir district. It is a shocking situation and morale, like everywhere else, is low in An Garda Síochána who do an excellent job with the numbers they have. We have talked about this with the Minister for Justice, with the Taoiseach, former...

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

Mattie McGrath: ...are with the young children and their carer and the whole school community of Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire. This was a terrible incident, but what happened in Dublin did not happen overnight. The Garda has been demoralised. We saw this when 99% of its members voted no confidence in the Commissioner. This did not all happen under the watch of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, either. It...

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

Mattie McGrath: The Government has neglected to resource and support the Garda. The force is under-resourced and morale was never as low. This is a pity because we do need to support the gardaí. We need them. There is a very thin line between anarchy and good living and what we need. I salute the gardaí who travelled long distances from all over the country last week, of their own volition,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: There is a very thin line between anarchy and good living. I support gardaí in their efforts always and, indeed, last Thursday night. Shamefully, however, the numbers of gardaí in my county have dropped to an appalling level. Carrick-On-Suir, with 5,000 in its town and hinterland, has four gardaí and two sergeants. Its complement is 14 gardaí and four sergeants. Up in...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I want to address this legislation, which I think is draconian in its overreach. We had a statement from the Garda Commissioner, as Deputy Tóibín alluded to, who said there was no need for this legislation and that we already had it. This Bill introduces new offences concerning the aforementioned prohibited conduct and implements a system of escalating penalties. It grants...

Driving Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...on their way to get a bus in Clonmel to celebrate their leaving certificate and met their untimely deaths. They were from the McSweeney, Murphy and Coffey families. It is so sad. I salute the Garda Síochána, the emergency services, all the other auxiliary services, indeed Fr. Billy Meehan, who attended the scene, South Tipperary General Hospital, and every person in the...

Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...the house at all cost. Cover up everything. Do not allow anything. People are out there crying for justice. People have been dragged out of their homes by thugs from other jurisdictions, and gardaí standing watching, at the behest of the banks. This is a sick disgusting State that we have now today. These people go on for that length of time and all the judge could find is...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...The nurses we have are leaving and going to far off shores. There will be free GP care for many age groups, but we do not have enough GPs. We cannot get them and the Government will not provide anything to support or retain them. The increase of €20 million in Garda operational funding is welcome. The Garda needs to be supported. There are a lot of them about today. Garda...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...in the extreme. I am delighted that two or three years ago, the Department of Justice set up specialised units for sexual crime and violence against women. In Tipperary, there were ten gardaí for each unit and two sergeants. It was totally oversubscribed by members of An Garda Síochána who wanted to go into this area, which they are involved with anyway, but to deal...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister's own backbenchers are not here. An Garda Síochána is the same. Her own constituency is the worst in the country for numbers. Will she wake up and smell the coffee? PR exercises and stunts such as walking down O'Connell Street flanked by senior gardaí are no good. It does not cut it. I salute the members of An Garda Síochána for the bravery and...

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...It is being brought from Lisburn to yards in Cork, Kerry and Tipperary the next day. Where are the customs officials? Where are the VAT inspectors? Every day of the week, we come upon RSA inspectors on the road. There is the Garda, the RSA, Revenue and the Department of Social Protection. There is a whole clutter of them. Why are these people not being flagged? This fuel is being...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I rise today to ask the Taoiseach on my behalf and that of my colleagues in the Rural Independent Group to please intervene in the situation pertaining to An Garda Síochána, the Garda Representative Association, GRA, and the Garda Commissioner. As we know, there was an unprecedented vote, with 99% of GRA members voting no confidence in the Garda Commissioner. There was a great...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I note the Ceann Comhairle's concerns but 99% of the Garda members do not have confidence in the Commissioner. Its members are contacting every Member, including, I am sure, those on the Government side. It is a crazy situation where the Government is going to give a blank cheque to this Commissioner. As I said, intense efforts were made by the GRA and senior people in the Department of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...agus le gach éinne eile as an gcabhair a thug siad do dhaoine Chluain Meala cúpla seachtain ó shin when we had a very tragic time in Clonmel. I thank the whole community, the Clonmel school community, An Garda Síochána, all the agencies and all the people in the community and from around the country who rode in in the sense of the meitheal and supported those...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...a shame that neither the Taoiseach nor the Tánaiste could turn up today after the recess. It tells a lot about what they think of this House. I want to raise a serious issue relating to the Garda, on which we want a debate in this House. Almost 99% of Garda Representative Association members - it was almost unanimous - voted no confidence in the Garda Commissioner, yet he is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I want to know if you will co-operate with a Garda inquiry. Nothing else will uncover the facts.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Thank you, but sure I cannot get answers for the ones I asked. Could I ask again? Would all of the board members welcome a Garda inquiry? Will you explain why you failed in your fiduciary duties, as set down in your own corporate governance, to do the required minimum number of meetings and why the chair absurdly failed to attend those meetings and be in control of what was going on?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Would you welcome a Garda inquiry?