Results 161-180 of 503 for garda speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is the acting Commissioner happy to stand over that as the priority decision for reopening of a Garda station in this State?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Does the interim report only deal with the Stepaside Garda station?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: So, the Stepaside Garda station is still part of a report that is interim in nature and yet a definitive decision has been taken on that Garda station and that station alone?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: As Deputy Burke established and the Chairman has confirmed, it is a reserved function for the Garda Síochána to make that decision, which brings us back to the point I made earlier that the political system - in this case the Cabinet or members thereof - intruded on a decision that rightfully should have been taken by the Garda. The Garda is the body to set criteria and decide...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I seek a couple of brief clarifications so I am absolutely clear. The interim report that went to the Government stated that An Garda Síochána recommends the reopening of Stepaside Garda station.

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Garda had taken a decision to do that and that will be reflected in the interim report when we see it.

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Garda had not advanced a similar position for any other Garda station.

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Did the Garda say that it also believed that Rush Garda station should be reopened?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Garda said that Rush should be opened.

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am just trying to establish the facts. The acting Garda Commissioner is confirming that the interim report that recommended the reopening of Stepaside Garda station also recommended the reopening of Rush Garda station.

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: What other Garda stations did it recommend reopening?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is it the acting Garda Commissioner's view that Stepaside, from a policing and public safety perspective, was more worthy of being opened than Rush?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: What is the acting Garda Commissioner's view of the Cabinet cherry-picking decisions that are rightfully his? It is the prerogative of his office.

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: May I comment on it? I think it is a disgrace that political cherry-picking of Garda decisions happens. I asked the acting Garda Commissioner earlier about the setting of the high-level criteria and he confirmed that they were equally politically set by the Department. I also asked him earlier about the criteria for closing the stations down and who set those criteria and he could not...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: ..., we were informed there would be no problem providing the committee with the report. To be clear, we are seeking the data, facts, figures and rationale used when making a decision as to which Garda stations should be reopened. We are entitled to that information and there is no reason for the Garda to fudge or delay on the matter. What criteria were applied and how was the decision...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: ..., I want him to present himself here to make an account of himself, provide us with a rationale and set out clearly the analysis, data and methodology by which decisions were taken to reopen some Garda stations while leaving others closed, in particular the Stepaside Garda station. As a committee, we are entitled to that information.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...of that and he needs to understand from day one and page one of taking on his duties that he is not going to mislead or fob off this committee. We have been through that experience with An Garda Síochána, which was not a good experience for anyone concerned. It is not an experience we will repeat. As a member of the committee, my preference is simply to cut to the chase and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is the background data that we are after, which is in the possession of An Garda Síochána, not the Department of Justice and Equality. The Garda has that, and we want to see it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I suggest that a phone call be made to the Garda procurement section and that it be asked to forward the information by fax, email or carrier pigeon.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...of topics. I share the frustration of colleagues, in particular Deputy Cullinane, that as of yet we are awaiting the data and information we could rightfully expect an organisation such as An Garda Síochána to produce very quickly. I am alarmed to note from the interim reports that in terms of the continuous professional development of members of An Garda Síochána...