Results 21-40 of 176 for garda speaker:Rónán Mullen

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)

Rónán Mullen: ...than the Bill itself in that regard, because it would reduce the number of safe access zone areas and so, instead of people falling into the trap of unlawful conduct, as they could under the Bill, or at least be subject to a warning by a garda, it seems to me, moreover, that since commission of an offence under the Act depends on Garda intervention, it would be sufficient for the Minister...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...and representatives caving in to special interest groups that want to silence dissent. I cannot believe that what is provided for in this Bill is constitutional, when one considers that the deputy Garda commissioner appeared only a year ago before the health committee and called for signage to be erected outside facilities where abortions were being committed, on the mistaken assumption...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...the safety of people is always more important than the safety of property. It is the safety of people that should be the lens through which to examine the statements and utterances from the Garda, the Taoiseach and the Government in recent days. Frankly, I do not need to know whether terms like "lunatic", "far right" and "hooligan" are in the Garda Commissioner's vocabulary. I do not...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 20: In page 14, line 26, to delete “member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of superintendent” and substitute “judge of the District Court”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 23: In page 15, line 13, to delete “member of the Garda Síochána” and substitute “District Court judge”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...to move amendment No. 25, God willing. For now I will speak to amendments Nos. 25 and 26. Amendment No. 25 is similar to that of Senator Ruane. The issue here is that we all want to support the Garda in the pursuit of its duties but in a democracy one always has to have regard to checks and balances and the need to ensure the work we entrust to the Garda is always done in a way that is...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...No. 44: In page 21, line 19, after "the" where it firstly occurs to insert "technological specifications,". Here goes. Everyone should fasten their seatbelts. The Bill provides that the Garda and local authorities can apply to the Garda Commissioner for approval for CCTV in public places. This amendment seeks to insert a safeguard in the Bill that would make it mandatory for a...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...to move amendment No. 1, nor would I have been able to move it. With regard to these matters, including the use of bodycams, the point is that all types of recording devices or systems used by An Garda Síochána should, at the very least, be specified in a relevant code of practice. Ideally, there should be a list of all approved devices but, in the absence of that, there should...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...is a significant threat to public safety or order. To allow otherwise could have a chilling effect on the right to protest and must be safeguarded against. As to the question of training for gardaí, before equipment is introduced, it ought to be tried and tested and the policies and code of conduct should be tried and tested. An amendment that would require that there be a pilot...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...if she has addressed this already but I ask the Minister if it is the case that the legislation will require, or is it her intention, that all types of recording devices or systems to be used by An Garda Síochána will be ones that are specified in the code of practice to which she referred.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 12: In page 11, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "(c) is worn in a location and manner that maximises the camera's ability to capture video footage of the Garda member’s activities.".

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...I do not quite understand the Minister’s logic on that. Essentially, this amendment would require that any tracking would be required to be approved by a District Court judge instead of just a Garda sign-off. For ANPR to work, all number plate data is logged and, subsequently, that pool of data is checked against a watchlist of number plates of vehicles of interest. This Bill...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...approval, and (e) any additional matters that may be specified in an applicable code of practice. (5) A District Court judge referred to in subsection (2) may, following an application made by a member of Garda personnel, and taking into account the matters referred to in that subsection, vary, subject to subsection (3)(a), the duration of an approval granted under this section at any...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...an order under this section, taking into account the impact of such on the fundamental rights of individuals.”. This issues is similar to previous ones. This relates to searches of ANPR data by An Garda Síochána. The issue here is that the principles of necessity and proportionality and the impact of the measure on people’s fundamental rights should be...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...23 to 39, to delete all words from and including “(1) A” in line 23 down to and including line 39 and in page 17, to delete lines 1 to 15 and substitute the following: “(1) A member of Garda personnel shall make an application to a member of the Garda Síochána— (a) of a rank of superintendent or above that may be specified in the applicable code of...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...to insert a provision to the effect that "The Commissioner shall be prohibited from recording a line that could be used to provide tip-offs, leads or confidential information." In their work, members of An Garda Síóchána rely on intelligence from within their community and within the community. Sometimes tip-offs, leads and confidential information come from phone lines....

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...not wish to be overly prescriptive because he wanted to avoid the unintended consequence of actually raising the bar for a successful prosecution. Without any further guidance, we can only presume that the current Garda understanding of hate will apply. That definition, insofar as it relates to non-crime incidents, covers any non-crime incident that is perceived by any person to be...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...measures of a non-legal nature? What about a definition to put people at ease? Let us not hide behind the hope of a benign prosecution service. When the social media mob is on the rampage, the Garda and the prosecution service will have little choice but to pursue the Graham Linehans and JK Rowlings of Irish society for robustly expressing their points of view. Of course, I should not...

Seanad: Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe: Statements (3 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...speech and democratic actions, and in the public expression of their views, because they will not be told the limits imposed by an imprecise law that does not even define what it is meant by hate. The Garda describes hate-related incidents as, "Any non-crime incident which is perceived by any person to, in whole or in part, be motivated by hostility or prejudice, based on actual or...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Feb 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...the claim, either of what happened or the aftermath. There are no reported or identified attackers or victims. There is a claim by the newspaper that it is worried about defamation. Perhaps the Garda is looking into the matter. We have a right to expect high standards from our media regardless of who worried we are about racist attitudes. Many people have not been to the Bunny Carr...