Results 41-47 of 47 for garda speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: ...the land, put up with the vagaries of weather and the associated hardship, who have been very patriotic rocks of society who have not cost too much in terms of security — there are not too many Garda calls to farms — and who have represented a cost to the State only in terms of what they did positively should be applauded, supported and given the pension. I ask the Minister of State...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: ...for our youth is critical. I have been saying that for a long time. I want the Leader to specifically take up the following point, which could be examined as an immediate practical response. Gardaí should be responsible for separate streets and districts in ours towns and cities. In other words, a garda would be responsible for street X——

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: ——and he or she would report back on that area and get to know intimately the residents of that street, and they would get to know the garda. I advise the Leader that we need dramatic immediate responses. CAB, which was established as a response——

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: ...areas, including the 50 km/h speed limits as one enters towns, while there is not enough enforcement of regulations on national motorways and secondary roads in rural areas. The concentration of Garda presence at the entrance to urban areas needs to be addressed. Roads accident figures need to be analysed.

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

Joe O'Reilly: ...person referred to in subsection (2)— (a) to reside or remain in particular districts or places in the State, or (b) to report at specified intervals to an immigration officer or member of the Garda Síochána specified in the notice, and the person concerned shall comply with the requirement.".

Seanad: Substance Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: ...large, an area which needs correction. For their small number, drugs squad officers are doing great work but we need a beefed-up drugs squad and increased numbers of young, plain-clothes gardaí going into clubs to maintain a police presence. The greater that presence, the better. I agree with Senator Keaveney's suggestion that we should have clear labelling of drink to give people a...

Seanad: Serious Crime: Motion (17 Oct 2007)

Joe O'Reilly: ..., which creates fear in our citizens as they walk the streets of our towns. It creates an awful atmosphere, particularly at night, and requires an organised response. The civilianisation of the Garda Síochána is vital and urgent. Gardaí should be designated to particular streets or wards on a permanent basis. They would become known in the area and would get to know the area....