Results 81-97 of 97 for garda speaker:Diarmuid Wilson

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: I accept and appreciate the decision of the Chair. The new TETRA system, which I warmly welcome, will allow digital communications with Garda stations throughout the country. The system began to be rolled out in counties Cavan and Monaghan just before Christmas. Unfortunately, it is causing interference to television reception in the towns of Mullagh, Cootehill, Shercock, Bailieborough,...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...this might not satisfy some inside and outside the House, I am confident the Government is doing as much as it can not to hinder the investigations carried out by the Financial Regulator and the Garda. I look forward to the outcome of all the investigations. As Senator Coghlan and others have pointed out, the public have a right to know what went wrong in our banking system. However, it...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...should be reviewed immediately. As Senator Quinn said, thousands of people in Ireland have availed of the leaving certificate applied qualification. That qualification has enabled them to join the Garda and the Army and to participate in courses which would not have been possible without that qualification. That qualification suits people, particularly those heading into the catering...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Second Stage (3 Oct 2006)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...a matter of urgency. People in the Border region are dying as a result of the behaviour of drivers from Northern Ireland who, unfortunately, disobey the rules of the road. It is not possible for gardaí to be deployed at every boreen because there are thousands of such roads in the Border area. Northern drivers travelling in the Border region have no regard for the laws of the land....

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Second Stage. (8 Jun 2006)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...road deaths occur outside Dublin and major urban centres but they do not occur in country areas between 11 p.m. and midnight. We must take that into account. Senator McDowell also mentioned that gardaí must have authorisation from a superior officer above the rank of inspector to establish a checkpoint. If that is the case, it should be an airtight, verifiable authorisation. It should be...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...letter is not registered; it is sent by ordinary post. Those letters should be registered because in some cases the first the person has heard about having incurred two penalty points is when the garda arrives at the door with a summons to appear in court. Such people then automatically incur four penalty points when the case goes to the District Court. They did not receive the letter in...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage. (10 May 2006)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...a traffic offence by a speed camera, it is necessary for notification of the fine to be sent by registered post. I am aware of situations where the first a driver knew of an offence was when a garda arrived at the front door with a summons. These drivers had never received the letter notifying them of the offence. The Garda had no proof of the letter being sent because it was not...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (30 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...introduction at the time and, initially, it was a very successful campaign. However, I now admit it is not working the way in which it was intended and for a number of reasons, mainly because the gardaí are not on the right roads. I am not talking about the highways but about the byways on which many of these accidents occur. It is not working because people detected speeding must...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Diarmuid Wilson: .... However, I know of a case where an individual received no letter in the post. The first indication that person had of having incurred penalty points was on receipt of a summons from the local Garda station. This person could not prove he or she did not receive a letter because such letters are sent by ordinary rather than registered post. There is a loophole in the legislation given that...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Diarmuid Wilson: We have a system in place whereby the Garda is obliged to notify a person of an alleged offence. There are so many days within which a fixed penalty must be paid. If it is not paid a summons is issued. Would the Minister of State agree that in the interest if fairness there should be an onus on the Garda to prove the original notice was served?

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Garda should be able to prove that. At the moment it is not able to do that.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2004)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...of the fixed charge system for traffic offences, including the introduction of a specific provision to facilitate the outsourcing of certain administrative functions currently undertaken by the Garda Síochána. It is a very welcome development that gardaí will be redeployed from desk and administrative duties as it frees them to pursue other areas of law enforcement. There are provisions...

Seanad: National Car Testing Service: Motion. (3 Nov 2004)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...learn that someone without an NCT certificate can tax his car. If a person without a certificate cannot tax his car, it will make it more obvious to the authorities that he has not passed the NCT. Gardaí at checkpoints check the tax disc but they should also check the NCT certificate. Recently I was told of a case where a taxi driver took his car through the NCT test for public service...

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (29 Apr 2004)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...they had not received due notification. I can assure the Minister this does happen because I was a victim of such an occurrence. The first I knew about having incurred a speeding summons was when a garda called to my house. I understand that one must be notified by post of such an offence in the first instance, and one is then supposed to submit details to the relevant authority as to who...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...of penalty points for speeding show that there has been a 72% decrease in the numbers exceeding the speed limits. When one considers that almost 350,000 on-the-spot fines were issued by gardaí for excessive speeding last year, this reduction is hugely significant. It shows that fear of being caught is one of the major influences on motorist behaviour. The programme of installing speed...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...out since the introduction of penalty points for speeding show a 72% reduction in the numbers exceeding the speed limit. When one considers that almost 350,000 on the spot fines were issued by gardaí for excessive speeding last year, this reduction is hugely significant.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Quinn's suggestion that retired members of the Garda should form a traffic corps is excellent and I am glad to see the Minister took note of it. In the past few days we have listened to discussions about the Army being used as an aid to the civil power. I would also like to investigate the possibility of establishing a Garda reserve or auxiliary part-time force. This works in other...