Results 121-140 of 176 for garda speaker:Rónán Mullen

Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)

Rónán Mullen: ...commented yesterday on what Archbishop Diarmuid Martin had to say but why is it that when the church fails people, it is people who are to blame, but when agencies of the State such as the HSE, the Garda or Departments fail people, it is the system that is to blame? Why is it that we reach different levels of outrage depending on which group is culpable? Senator Alex White is absolutely...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Rónán Mullen: ...17(2) in order that it would read: When performing a function under this Act, an authorised person may, subject to any warrant under subsection (4), be accompanied by such ... members of the Garda Síochána or such other persons as may be necessary for the purpose of assisting the authorised person in the exercise of his or her functions under this section and the authorised person,...

Seanad: Education and Training Responses to the Economic Downturn: Statements (5 Nov 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...by a person or the holding of a court hearing involving that person. The Prison Service will be responsible for the custody of persons in holding cells in the courts who have until now remained in Garda custody. This might reduce the Garda's reliance on station bail with the result that more accused persons might be held in custody and brought directly to court. As charging and court...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...is being rushed. The Minister is right to clarify that there may have been people who mistakenly understood this section to provide that what would be admissible was the opinion of a member of the Garda Síochána as to whether a person was a member of a certain criminal organisation. We are all clear that is not what is being proposed. It is simply and solely about the word of a Garda...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...or dynamic shooting. Thus, there are options available for the Minister. Why am I proposing this? As I have said, there is a belief that a certain viewpoint has been taken by members of the Garda Síochána whose claims, although they are acting in good faith, deserve to be scrutinised. There is a fear that the Minister, in seeking to be tough on crime and to be seen to be tough on...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...should not be unnecessarily rushed. We need to hear more about the matter. There is something gnostic about the manner in which we are being told that the Minister has been in touch with the Garda authorities, who have said they know things we do not know.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Rónán Mullen: This Legislature should undertake a proper consideration of this matter. I hope it is not too late for us to refer this matter to an Oireachtas committee, which could hear precisely what the Garda has to say about what it thinks is involved in the activities of the International Practical Shooting Confederation. We should also hear from those who participate in this sport, before making a...

Seanad: Human Trafficking: Motion (10 Jun 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...the seller, namely, the prostitute. This is what has happened in Sweden and it would make sense here, not least because it would increase the likelihood of victims co-operating with the Garda, for example. Furthermore, doing so would recognise and put in its proper context the actual position of the person in prostitution who, to use patronising but traditional language, is much more to...

Seanad: Human Trafficking: Motion (10 Jun 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...rights abuses at the hands of criminal gangs; --- the State has mandated an immigration law enforcement agency as the sole authority for granting the recovery and reflection period to victims; --- gardaí who police immigration laws are also given the mandate to deal with victims of the crime of human trafficking, even though the two roles are not compatible because many victims will have...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jun 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...term? Does it open up the possibilities of judges agreeing with a nod and a wink that there is new and compelling evidence? Could this nurture inadequate approaches to inquiry on the part of the Garda Síochána? A trial could take place resulting in an acquittal and new and compelling evidence could come to light at that stage perhaps with the Garda Síochána having pursued a line of...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...issues, it appears as though victims of trafficking are being treated as an immigration problem. A number of measures must be taken, from mandating a focus from the organised crime side within the Garda Síochána to criminalising the purchase of sexual services. I hope the Government will take this issue seriously, starting with support for this motion tomorrow.

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...some of the horror of what went on. One example concerns the disparity of treatment accorded to lay abusers. On a number of occasions where there were lay abusers within these institutions, the gardaí were sent for promptly and action was taken. On many other occasions, however, there was clearly a failure to act properly in the same institutions when the abuser in question turned out...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...titter from time to time on something that happens and the abuse of people in politics that veers into coarseness. I disagree with Senator Fitzgerald in that it is far from inappropriate of the Garda to investigate what might be an offence. If we start trying to second guess when the Garda can investigate, we will end up in very unhealthy circumstances in which people will be bullied...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ...time that we had serious, exceptional television to take people through the very grim realities that face us. This will help us as a nation to reflect on issues of security, whether we can pay our gardaí and nurses, and that is why Senators Norris and Ross are correct——

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2008)

Rónán Mullen: ...of 54% participation. However, it is interesting to note the non-manual category has a rate as low as 27% participation in higher education. I wonder whether this pertains to the children of gardaí and others who do not qualify for the means test and who earn just enough to prevent them from being grant aided. Is this keeping people out of third level education? What are the...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

Rónán Mullen: ...debate about following the Swedish model where it is a crime to purchase the services of a person in prostitution. We also need to end the complacency within officialdom. A spokesperson for the Garda press office, who recently appeared on a TV3 documentary on trafficking, said that basically trafficking was not a big problem. He said they had not found evidence of significant levels of...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2008)

Rónán Mullen: ...to restrict to some degree the sale of alcohol. Alcohol is an issue on which we as legislators must be determined. We must attack the way alcohol is supplied to young people, even if it means the Garda using underage people to purchase alcohol to identify such shops. The harder task, however, is to tackle the demand for alcohol. It goes deep in our culture with the immoderate...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Rónán Mullen: ...and others have been removed for trafficking and general exploitation. This points up the need for more than mere legislation which criminalises human trafficking. We need resources for the Garda Síochána and for those who act on our behalf to ensure this does not happen.In our debates on immigration, I hope we will not lose sight of the fact that there are often vulnerable people at...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Rónán Mullen: ...information about the possible impacts. This is a major public health issue and touches on the need to affirm the dignity of all persons in our society. I was mystified to hear the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors calling for the televising of criminal trials in the case of manslaughter, murder and kidnapping. I wondered what planet I or they were on. It may be there is a...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)

Rónán Mullen: ...dedicated, diligent and careful people involved in the accompaniment of persons in prostitution who would do nothing to put them at risk. These people are supported in their view by members of the Garda Síochána who have worked in tackling the sex industry. Some of these take the view that not only would persons in prostitution not be endangered by criminalising the users, but that this...