Results 21-40 of 49 for garda speaker:Ned O'Sullivan

Seanad: National Car Testing System: Statements (3 Mar 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: .... If the NCT system were not in place, it is likely that many of those drivers would not bother to get their cars serviced, rather they would wait for something to fall off their cars first. The question of gardaí having some discretion in dealing with drivers who do not have a current NCT disc displayed on their cars needs to be teased out. As we all know, gardaí have enough...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...our streets and so on, but we have grown accustomed to the safety that such a service provides. I am sure that many lives have been saved over the years by the presence of armed Army officers and gardaí at the banks. Ironically, there have been two raids on ATMs in the past week, one in Ratoath and one in Raheny. The Garda and the PSNI have also signalled that there has been a...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...crazy. I wish to make another point, and I thank the Cathaoirleach for his indulgence. There was a somewhat disquieting report in the newspapers last week about the days-off situation that obtains for gardaí at certain levels. My understanding is that gardaí are obliged to work ten days running and then take four days off together. It might be sensible in one way, but I...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...Ireland. Perhaps we might also get the Minister for Justice and Equality to reappraise the kind of holiday break or weekend arrangement that I mentioned. It is exacerbated by the huge cutbacks in Garda overtime. It does not make sense to me that if a garda is working on a serious crime, he has to take four days off while the criminals are hot-footing it out of the country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...Is the function of GoSafe staff to detect and report speeding offences and present themselves in court when a prosecution is made with the process of prosecuting remaining a matter entirely for the Garda ensuring total separation? The judge did not seem to appreciate that. I stand corrected if I am wrong but if it is true, the judge did not seem to know that and I am surprised. Has he...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...important measure. Penalty points will also be imposed on drivers whose vehicles exceed the maximum length, width or weight. The intoxicated driving offences section of the Bill empowers members of the Garda to require people in charge of a car in a public place to undergo intoxication impairment tests. The results of such tests may be used in evidence in support of the Garda forming an...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: We are all tremendously proud of the Garda Síochána for the service its members have given since the foundation of the State and the bravery shown by individual gardaí over the years.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...- where a worthwhile and worthy organisation avails of its nominating power to have its business dealt with at the highest level. Those of us nominated by other bodies, such as trade unions, the Garda and so on, do our level best. We are not compromised by those nominations. Our obligation is to listen to our nominating bodies and present their concerns on the floor of the House....

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...I support Senator Michael D'Arcy's comments on the enslavement of women. The horrible Cleveland story reminds us of similar stories from Austria and Belgium. Ireland has many cold cases, as the Garda calls them, of missing persons. Some cases date back 20 years. Most involve teenage girls. It must be stressful for their parents to imagine for even a moment that their daughters might...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...union movement will put the good of the nation first, as it always has. I also commend the GRA for an excellent annual conference and support the call by Senator Cáit Keane for pay levels in the Garda Síochána to be considered by an independent commission in the same way as the pay levels of members of the Judiciary are considered. That would be much fairer and give...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Discussion with Tiománaí Tacsaí na hÉireann (14 Feb 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...and ideas formulated. One or two of the main elements have been covered by Deputy O'Donovan and the Chairman, and I support them totally. They are serious aspects which must be examined by the Garda, regardless of whether the matter is heard in the Dáil next week. The issue will probably have to return to us. A couple of weeks ago I met a deputation of taxi drivers belonging to a...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Second Stage (23 Jan 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...me off at O'Connell Bridge and when I saw him going for his satellite navigation system I knew I was in trouble. He ended up driving up Grafton Street, which is one-way, and was apprehended by the gardaí. He then tried to charge me ¤15 for my troubles. That particular individual was a foreign national. There is not a racist bone in my body but there is a perception among the public...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...am concerned at the images going out from the capital city and the "Love-Hate" programme, which does not glamorise the thugs, is getting an image for Dublin based on that criminality. Whether the Garda need more powers is a matter for debate. Frankly, the image of the capital city is diminishing rapidly.

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...over what happens in a private house and there is no one to say, "Stop, you have had enough" or to say one should not mix drinks. The focus should be on the off-licence trade. What can the Garda Síochána do about young people walking around in broad daylight with litre bottles of Coke which are laced with vodka or Bacardi or whatever else? It is impossible for a garda to apprehend...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, to come before the House to discuss the rampaging crime we are witnessing day in, day out. I seek assurance from the Minister that the presence of the Garda in rural places will be protected. It is not all about drink. The emphasis so far has been on drink and, certainly, it is a significant factor, but drug abuse is ten times worse and more at...

Seanad: Pension Provisions (18 Apr 2012)

Ned O'Sullivan: I ask the Government to review the Garda superannuation scheme in order to provide justice and fairness to a number of former members, 81 in total, who have been deprived of their preserved retirement benefits due to the fact that they were dismissed or left the service prior to 1 October 1976. The Garda Síochána superannuation scheme was introduced by way of statutory instrument, SI...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Apr 2012)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...or will people be redeployed? Standards are inconsistent. This is natural, given the number of testing operations. Communication between the Road Safety Authority, RSA, testing operators, the Garda and local authorities is poor. This leads me to the crux of the matter, one on which I have submitted an amendment. I refer to making data available to interested parties under the Bill....

Seanad: Road Transport Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Nov 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...Will the Minister confirm that the provision of authority to get information is contained in the Bill, and also the ability to act on it while not necessarily being tied by it? I welcome that the Garda and transport officers will have an easier job in detecting licensing offences and in taking necessary steps in cases of infringement. I do not need to go over the statistics for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...'s infrastructure when it is too late. We are a small and proud nation. Our Defence Forces have served us well, both at home and abroad, since the foundation of the State. They, along with the Garda, had to put up with much abuse from other self-styled armies which, thanks to the Good Friday Agreement, have now ceased to be, we hope. Our Army personnel, both officers and NCOs, need...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Sep 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: I raised this matter on Second Stage. The Bill allows for a garda to enter a hospital without a search warrant in order to take a sample from somebody admitted to hospital. I understand this can only be taken if the medical authorities allow it and judge that it would not be injurious to an individual's health. What implications will that have for medical practitioners such as junior...