Results 121-140 of 631 for garda speaker:John McGuinness

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015)

John McGuinness: ...because I could not believe what I was being told, and which turned out to be true. A pregnant woman was pushed about and a car was damaged but the officer flashed his credentials and told a garda that he was from the special investigations unit and, therefore, almost beyond the law. In fairness to the garda, he said that was not the case. My knowledge of that case indicates that what...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jun 2015)

John McGuinness: I understand the matter was reported to the Garda authorities. An issue was raised at a previous meeting about setting dates and so forth, but nothing has materialised. However, we can ask the clerk what is the up-to-date position.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (9 Jun 2015)

John McGuinness: 579. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the closed-circuit television footage available relating to the alleged assault and death of a person (details supplied) in 2002 at Portlaoise Garda Station will be made available to the family's legal team, or if the footage can be viewed by the family's legal team; if she will outline the regulations, protocols or legislation that allows...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 May 2015)

John McGuinness: ...has to deal with but this correspondence answers some of the questions raised. In the context of the HSE reflecting on our meeting I suggest that we forward a transcript of that meeting to the Garda Commissioner in light of the issues raised separately, relating to the home in Waterford and other matters. We are told the Garda is investigating. It is extremely lax on the part of the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 May 2015)

John McGuinness: ...to a pupply farm in County Carlow that are being investigated; the date each complaint was registered with his Department; the action taken on each complaint; if the complaints were forwarded to An Garda Síochána for investigation; if his Department was made aware of complaints made to the local authority in Carlow and to An Garda Síochána; if these complaints will now...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 14 - Procurement by the Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2013 (23 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: I ask Deputy Deasy to allow me. I want to get to the point, and I understand the Garda investigation. The whistleblowers made this known to the HSE formally in the disclosure in 2009.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 14 - Procurement by the Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2013 (23 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: ...know that. I have it all here. I have the names and how they were selected. I support Deputy Deasy in his remarks that this is an effort by the HSE to cover up what went on. Referring it to the Garda is just a method of prolonging it. In the correspondence I have here, the HSE refers to "the final report". The HSE has never published that final report. It has never even gone to the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 14 - Procurement by the Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2013 (23 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: For the record, I want to make it clear that a protected disclosure was made to me as a Member of this House with all the supporting documentation. On 18 February 2015 I went to Pearse Street Garda station and made that disclosure. I have not heard a single word from the Garda since then, even though I was given a story involving these young adults who could not verbalise, as Deputy Deasy said.

Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossession (21 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: ...to the House and does not address the topic raised. This is not this Minister's fault, but the question raised by Deputies Wall and Heydon has not been addressed. We are not talking about the Garda but about a private company which came in the dead of night. We are asking that such actions be carried out only during normal working hours. We ask for a commitment that the Minister of...

Public Accounts Committee: Draft Report on Visit to Vietnam (2 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: At one stage we asked the Garda Commissioner about the cost of the investigation into the Bailey case. There was an issue in respect of that case and others and we agreed to invite the Office of the Chief State Solicitor to come before the committee to deal with some aspects of the administration of that office. If members are agreeable, we can include that item when the Office of the Chief...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: ...the Department of Education and Skills for a note on the matters raised. We will indicate that to the writer. No. 3B.3 is correspondence, dated 19 February, received from the Office of the Commissioner for An Garda Síochána, regarding St. Paul's Garda Medical Aid Society, to be noted and published. A copy will be forwarded to Mr. Michael Keane. It is noted that previous...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: ...to the committee. As Deputy Deasy stated, we must determine if the practice is widespread. The other issues have been reported under the whistleblower’s legislation as they are matters for the Garda. That is the position.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: ...than whistleblowers - to tell their stories, how the system treats them afterwards is shocking. The most recent case of whistleblowing came forward from an agency and has proven helpful in a Garda inquiry and work that we are undertaking. Since then, funding to the agency has been cut each year. I am not asking Mr. Watt for a comment on that matter, but it is not just a coincidence.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

John McGuinness: I have given it a chance. The committee has held hearings and I am dealing with issues that are happening right now in the HSE, the Garda Síochána and an agency that is delivering services on behalf of the Department of Health. It is shocking. Sometimes, bodies pay no attention to the regulations on procurement. They are not impressed by the legislation. They have cultures and...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2015)

John McGuinness: ...Was Jake's life not enough?". We have constantly to ask ourselves that question. As we deal with this legislation and whatever else is needed - through local authorities, Government funding, An Garda Síochána and so forth - we must ensure that it goes beyond this debate and that there is constant engagement in terms of developing ideas that will prevent young lives from being...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

John McGuinness: Will someone untangle the mess on this spend rather than leaving it parked there? This is all I am asking. With respect, the Garda investigation can go on, but someone has to stop the deterioration of the property to the extent that there will be further losses to the taxpayer. Surely this is not a big ask of Mr. Heffernan's Department. His Department looks over the other Departments....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: ...The correspondence is to be noted and a copy forwarded to Mr. Michael Keane who raised the issue. No. 3B.7 is correspondence, dated 22 January 2015, from the Office of the Commissioner for An Garda Síochána regarding policing at horse racing events, St. Paul's Medical Aid Society and the cost of the Ian Bailey investigation. The correspondence is to be noted and published....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: On the cost of the investigation into Mr. Bailey, does this refer to the Garda investigation only or is it also part of what the Chief State Solicitor's office was doing?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: ...has cost. It is not especially difficult to do this and companies will do it for large clients. It should be done in the case in question. Perhaps the committee might reflect that view to the Garda Commissioner and inform her that we will discuss the issue with her when she next comes before us. No. 3C is correspondence providing documentation related to today’s meeting. Nos....

Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)

John McGuinness: ...and under the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013, he is entitled to that and also if he wishes to make a comment on it. In respect of the cases sent to the Garda, I propose that we send a transcript to the Garda Commissioner to determine the up-to-date position. I will ask the clerk to review the transcript in respect of anyone else who has been...