Results 101-120 of 176 for garda speaker:Rónán Mullen

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Rónán Mullen: ...years, there could be a genuine desire to resource local government and to bring forward people in the community who could take local decisions and decide on local priorities - that might be to keep Garda stations open, in preference to other goods they might consider to be of lesser importance in that region - and use public resources to implement those decisions. That would be genuine...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)

Rónán Mullen: ...rely on their telephone line for their house alarm or to keep in touch with friends and relatives, the health services and doctors on call. The Government is not only content to reduce the number of Garda stations and run down local services; it is isolating old people further, which is contemptuous. That is what I mean by particular categories of people being singled out unfairly. This...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: ...the fixation among some elements of the Government is with that. Perhaps it is to distract the nation and politicians with a banking inquiry when the real and important work must be done by the Garda and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. I acknowledge the good work which has been done by the Government during the Presidency. I am loth to congratulate the Taoiseach,...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2013)

Rónán Mullen: ...Senator Bacik mentioned the importance and pre-eminence of that issue in her contribution and I do not want to prejudice an investigation. It is important that the tapes form part of a prioritised Garda investigation. Past inquiries have done nothing except depress the public. The inquiries did not contribute to bringing people to justice but this situation demands bringing people to...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: ...next two years. Perhaps the Leader would agree with me that the question with regard to the Minister, Deputy Shatter, would appear to be as follows. Who waved whom on - who did the waving? Did the garda wave him on or did he wave the garda on?

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: ...but now I am perfect. The issue remains what happened to Deputy Wallace. I continue to find it very troubling that a casual caution, so to speak, found its way up through the ranks of the Garda Síochána and the Garda Commissioner sought to make that comment - whether it be tittle-tattle or otherwise - to the Minister for Justice and Equality and that the Minister for Justice...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: -----because what seems to have gone on is unacceptable regardless of how it is sliced and diced? The Garda Commissioner and the Minister need to make fuller apologies over what happened with Deputy Wallace. I take this opportunity to pay tribute to Deputy Keaveney, the chairman of the Labour Party for having the courage and independence of mind to make his position on the Government's...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I mentioned yesterday that we should have a discussion about the media and their relationship with the Garda Síochána on occasion. Leaks are not helpful to the cause of protecting the right of people to their reputation. Another area of the media that interests me is their use of opinion polls. Shakespeare once said that the Devil can cite scripture for his purpose. It often occurs to...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: ...their own country in terms of proper policing in their community. I realise, as does every other Member, the pressure there is on the Exchequer, but effective policing in terms of the role of the Garda Síochána operating effectively is something we cannot do without and we must not tolerate any failure on the Government's part to ensure we have a proper police service in our country. ...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Yes. I would be grateful if we could have a discussion with the Minister - as this not just a matter for the Garda ombudsman - about what the Department is doing to ensure that gardaí are acting properly. If there is any kind of nexus, on a financial or other basis, between gardaí or any kind of vendetta mentality towards certain politicians because of certain other things they have done,...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Rónán Mullen: That is unacceptable when there is a pressing matter with the Garda.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I understand the activity in question has been reported to the Garda.

Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (12 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: ..., Detective Superintendent Jonas Trolle, participated in the recent round table seminar organised by Ruhama and the Immigrant Council of Ireland in order to brief various stakeholders such as the Garda, the HSE, the PSNI and so on. He made the point that prostitution was always connected with organised crime. There are two reasons we should criminalise the purchase of sex. One is that by...

Seanad: Fourth Report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Statements (7 Jun 2011)

Rónán Mullen: ...died in aftercare or, more accurately, post-care settings. This is a life and death obligation on the State. With respect to the Minister, she was vague in her reference to discussions with the Garda on the question of joint interviewing. The experience of child sexual abuse units suggests joint interviewing takes place as the exception rather than the rule. It is not only a question of...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)

Rónán Mullen: No matter how bad the national finances are, the fact that the funding for Operation Anvil, the Garda Siocháná's biggest ongoing operation to tackle organised crime, has been cut by more than 50% should not be let go unchallenged or without criticism. When I raised the matter a number of weeks ago, I said that no matter how bad things got, it would still be necessary to prioritise in...

Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 7: In page 8, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: "(b) an official of the Standards in Public Office Commission, (c) an official of the An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, (d) an official of the An Garda Síochána Inspectorate, (e) an official of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, (f) an official of the Central Bank and Financial...

Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2010)

Rónán Mullen: ...in the eye of the beholder as to who ought to be the receiver of the information. I can think of many situations where a whistleblower might wish to report to a third party prior to going to the Garda Síochána or would like to be assisted in some way by a third party in going to the Garda. A whistleblower may also wish to put the matter in the hands of a responsible body as he or she...

Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2010)

Rónán Mullen: ...and significant national responsibilities at certain times and in certain ways. It is a classic example of a case in which somebody feels the need to report beyond his or her employer and the Garda in order that the best interest of his or her organisation and the public would be served. The amendments propose to delete the words "misleading", "frivolous" and "vexatious" such that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 May 2010)

Rónán Mullen: ...affairs of uttering dangerous nonsense when all I did was question the disconnect between people feeling understandably outraged about past failures within the church to report abuse cases to the Garda and the Government still failing to grasp the nettle of mandatory reporting.

Seanad: Ombudsman for Children Report on Children First Guidelines: Statements (19 May 2010)

Rónán Mullen: ...we need before something is done? This is what many will feel entitled to ask. It is important to note that Children First was published in 1999. It provides detailed guidance for HSE staff, the Garda and others involved in child protection. Its goals are to ensure children are protected from abuse and that their welfare is promoted. The fact that in 2010 we are still looking at...