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Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...a tax holiday. It is not a victimless crime, as the burden falls on all road users. The existing system was intended to allow people who genuinely had their cars off the road to make signed declarations at Garda stations to that effect, but it has become a source of abuse over the years. There have been many calls to close this loophole. Deputy Healy-Rae was wide of the mark in...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...in any way. Under the existing system, vehicles can be declared off the road retrospectively. The declaration is part of the motor tax renewal form. The owner's signature is witnessed by the Garda Síochána when the applicant next taxes the vehicle after the period for which the vehicle was off the road. Members of the Garda are not required to verify the veracity of the...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (14 Mar 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...County Council. Discussions are ongoing about the possible sale of Clonmel Barracks to South Tipperary County Council and the remaining part of Longford has been reserved by the OPW for the local Garda Síochána. Magee Barracks in Kildare and Columb Barracks in Mullingar remain the property of the Department of Defence. As with previous rounds of consolidation under the...

Death of Garda Adrian Donohoe: Expressions of Sympathy (29 Jan 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...go léir agus don tír ar fad. Beidh cuimhne go deo air. On behalf of all the people of County Louth I would like to offer my sympathy as a representative of that county to the family and particularly the wife and children of the late Detective Garda Donohoe. He has made the supreme sacrifice. He has lost his life in defence of democracy. He has died for us to protect our...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jan 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: I wish to apologise to the House for my absence earlier and thank Members for enabling me to go to the Dáil, where tributes were paid to Garda Adrian Donohoe. I thank Senators from both sides for agreeing to that because it was important for me, as a Member of the Oireachtas for County Louth, to be there. At the heart of all of this - notwithstanding Senator Cullinane's point about poverty...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Motor Taxation (4 Dec 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: On a positive light, when people go to a Garda station to say that their car has not been driven for X amount of time and therefore they do not have to pay their motor tax, it is commonly referred to as gapping. We are dealing with that. The loss to the Exchequer is believed to be approximately €55 million per annum. The matter will be dealt with shortly. The Minister, Deputy Hogan,...

Topical Issue Debate: Missing Persons Issues (26 Sep 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...help them pursue any reasonable avenue for the recovery and identification of the remains of their loved ones. The Minister will, of course, raise the points expressed by Deputy Ferris with the Garda authorities. He is also confident that the gardaí are doing all that they reasonably can to assist the families concerned. The Minister is hopeful that when the assessment, which is...

Topical Issue Debate: Missing Persons Issues (26 Sep 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...with the desire to have some closure and resolution for those who have been sadly bereaved through the loss of loved ones at sea. In cases of missing persons, whether at sea or on land, An Garda Síochána do all in its power to assist families and friends of those who have been lost. Where remains are recovered, either on land or at sea, the question arises of the feasibility...

Topical Issue Debate: Missing Persons Issues (26 Sep 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...with the desire to have some closure and resolution for those who have been sadly bereaved through the loss of loved ones at sea. In cases of missing persons, whether at sea or on land, An Garda Síochána do all in its power to assist families and friends of those who have been lost. Where remains are recovered, either on land or at sea, the question arises of the feasibility...

Topical Issue Debate: Missing Persons Issues (26 Sep 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...help them pursue any reasonable avenue for the recovery and identification of the remains of their loved ones. The Minister will, of course, raise the points expressed by Deputy Ferris with the Garda authorities. He is also confident that the gardaí are doing all that they reasonably can to assist the families concerned. The Minister is hopeful that when the assessment, which is...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (20 Sep 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...and Integration Agency and centre managers. The Reception and Integration Agency's child protection policy ensures child welfare concerns are referred to the Health Service Executive and the Garda. A full review of direct provision was conducted and published in 2010 in the form of a value for money report. The review examined the effectiveness and efficiency of the system. There are no...

Seanad: Flood Relief (5 Jul 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...last week. While, thankfully, no lives were lost, the flooding has had a significant impact on homes and businesses in various areas of Cork. I commend the tremendous work of the council staff, An Garda Síochána, the HSE, Civil Defence, Irish Red Cross and all others who responded so professionally and speedily when their communities were in danger. As flood waters receded, the...

Defence Forces Operations (14 Mar 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...and Excise service of the Revenue Commissioners has primary responsibility for the prevention of drug smuggling into the country. Responsibility for the prevention of crime rests primarily with An Garda Síochána. However, the White Paper on defence from 2000 provides for a security role for the Naval Service and the Air Corps to assist and support the civil authorities in this...

Defence Forces Operations (14 Mar 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...the Deputy for his comments. He is perfectly correct in his comments on the Defence Forces providing intelligence. As I stated earlier, a national body deals with this issue. This involves the Garda, the Army and the intelligence people. There is a great pooling of resources. Notwithstanding what Deputy Halligan stated in respect of the Garda representative body, this is not a...

Financial Services Regulation (8 Dec 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: -----and to the Garda Commissioner about the issue in order to have it investigated. I understand there is also a complaints commission to identify the issue and respond to it because the Deputy has made serious charges in the House. I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I have been informed by departmental officials that the issue of such repossessions has not been brought...

Financial Services Regulation (8 Dec 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy has raised very serious issues which I am glad to know he has already brought to the attention of a Garda superintendent in the Thurles area. They should also be known to the Garda Commissioner. The Deputy referred to a paddywagon. The implications for the gardaí who might have been present are serious and the matter needs to be investigated if a Garda vehicle was involved. In...

Financial Services Regulation (8 Dec 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not know enough about the issue, but I ask the Deputy to be very careful about any imputation of the integrity of gardaí in an action in which they might be involved if they act within the law.

Financial Services Regulation (8 Dec 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will be replying on behalf of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan. Deputy Mattie McGrath has placed serious issues on the record. I urge him to write to the Garda superintendent in his district-----

Fuel Laundering (8 Nov 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...action, which has led to the detection of oil laundries and the prosecution of the individuals and companies involved. As the Deputies are aware, substantial action has been taken by the Garda and law enforcement agencies north and south of the Border in the recent past.

Fuel Laundering (8 Nov 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: ..., the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency representing Northern Ireland, as well as the Revenue Commissioners, An Garda Síochána, the Criminal Assets Bureau and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Since 2008, it has met a total of 13 times and, as can be seen through the court...