Results 161-180 of 247 for garda speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It represents in this Bill, a short Bill, a technically complex Bill which carefully balances constitutional rights to ensure the Garda and the courts can respond fairly but effectively to the crime caused by prolific burglars. This legislation, together with Operation Thor, and the joint agency response to crime is focused on tackling and managing prolific offenders. It forms part of a...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...implications of the Mr. O judgment for the deportation process, the Minister believes a clear legislative basis is needed to allow non-national prisoners to be taken from prison by members of An Garda Síochána or immigration officers for the purposes of giving effect to deportation orders under the Immigration Act 1999 or removal orders under the European Communities (Free...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...in this area is an appropriate sentence, it is just the way that legislation in the State is framed across the Statute Book in every single circumstance. Reference was made to the report of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate.The office of Internet safety within the Department provides a hotline service for the reporting of crime and the Minister has completely accepted the report...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...of that Act creates an offence where a person is loitering in order to solicit or importune another person for the purpose of prostitution and fails to leave that place when directed to do so by a garda. "Soliciting" is defined to include all parties whether male or female, prostitute or client or third party, such as pimp, and includes curb crawling. There have been a number of calls,...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...Bacik's well-made point that we cannot take legislation from another jurisdiction without resourcing and funding it, providing for a process of training with regard to it and discussing with the Garda and others how it will be managed and how it will come into effect. I assure Senator Walsh that we are not going to revisit this. I disagree with Senators Walsh and Norris. They are...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...seller of sexual services feels that society takes a compassionate view of the situations in which they find themselves, that support services will be available to them, that they can approach gardaí without fear of criminal sanction, that they can find a pathway out of prostitution and that the resources of An Garda Síochána and the criminal justice system are channelled...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...No. 49. The appropriate safeguards in this regard already are in place and if there are any doubts with regard to the age of an applicant, the Child and Family Agency is contacted immediately. Members of An Garda Síochána and immigration officers are well trained in this area and can be expected to err on the side of caution in dealing with matters in this regard. Finally, I...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...in the system for a number of months only. I also note it is very seldom that an applicant is made subject to reporting requirements and there normally is a good reason for this. In practice, An Garda Síochána already takes account of the person's circumstances in this regard. The Government cannot agree to the Senator's amendment as the existing provision adequately...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The garda or immigration officer has to comply with one of the reasons as stated in the Bill. The very suggestion that somebody would be arrested for the sole reason of seeking asylum is preposterous.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: That is the determination that we give the garda to make a reasonable case in that regard.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: .... In both cases there are safeguards in that the consent of the occupier will be required, save where the person to be arrested normally resides there or the immigration officer or member of An Garda Síochána believes on reasonable grounds that the person is within the dwelling. Clearly, the provision does not permit speculative entry without consent. It should also,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights (25 Nov 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...Equality Act, as amended, provides:“In relation to discrimination on the age ground or the disability ground, nothing in this Part or Part II applies to employment— (a) in the Defence Forces, (b) in the Garda Síochána, or (c) in the prison service.” Other EU Member States have entered reservations to Article 27(1) of the Convention. The United Kingdom...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions (24 Nov 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...Equality Act, as amended, provides: “In relation to discrimination on the age ground or the disability ground, nothing in this Part or Part II applies to employment— (a) in the Defence Forces, (b) in the Garda Síochána, or (c) in the prison service. Other EU Member States have entered reservations to Article 27(1) of the Convention. The United Kingdom asserts that...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...may refer to the Ombudsman Commission any matter relating to policing services, and (b) the Minister may refer to the Ombudsman Commission any matter, that gives rise to a cause for concern that a member of the Garda Síochána may have done anything referred to in subsection (4) for the Commission to consider whether the matter is one that it should investigate under that...

Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...amendment to equality legislation that would have the effect of abolishing mandatory retirement ages, save in specified security related employment. Those security related exemptions in respect of An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service, fire services and so on are welcome and necessary, and this reflects the position in existing equality legislation. This would be a radical step...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (6 Oct 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...Ireland and was integration driven. Under the Plan, support was provided towards the development of a number of national and local strategies promoting greater integration in our workplaces, in An Garda Síochána, the health service, in our education system, in the arts and sports sectors and within our local authorities. The Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration, an...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...religious institution. For example, civil servants above a certain grade are not free to participate in politics or campaign on issues of political controversy. A similar situation exists for An Garda Síochána. I would like to be able to give definite advice on where the boundary might lie in respect of a range of possible circumstances but it is not possible to do that. The...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is explicit. There are nuances in schools and wearing a T-shirt with a particular political slogan on it would be considered inappropriate. There are many professions, such as the Garda Síochána and the Civil Service, in which expressions of political preference or ideology would not be appropriate. There is a line. If one answers a factual question and gives information that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (9 Jul 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...to find the most effective way to tackle this blight on communities. I have already highlighted the multi-sectoral nature of our response to the drug problem. I would like to pay tribute to An Garda Síochána and the customs service for their role in the significant drug seizures that we have seen in recent years. The continued disruption of the supply of illicit drugs remains...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (9 Jul 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...it is only necessary to change one small component of a substance and re-package it. The system is trying to catch up with it. I attended an interesting presentation during the week by a member of An Garda Síochána at the north inner city drugs task force who said he has had conversations with women in his area who ask him how can they tell their children to get a poorly paid...