Results 41-60 of 133 for garda speaker:Dessie Ellis

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2017)

Dessie Ellis: I am only curious about one thing: is there a vetting process? Does Airbnb get clients vetted by the Garda?

Report on Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Motion (1 Jun 2017)

Dessie Ellis: .... The excuse given was that there were some criminal elements there. At the time I warned about the damage it would do. It led to civil disturbances, serious rioting and, unnecessarily, a breakdown between the Garda, the Traveller community and local people. Luckily, however, the local community always got on very well with the Traveller community in Finglas, so there was no lasting...

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Dessie Ellis: ...this Private Members' business to the House tonight in the best interests of the State. It proposes that the removal from office of Commissioner O’Sullivan would also be in the best interests of An Garda Síochána. As a society, we need a policing service that prosecutes the law without fear or favour. Everyone the length and breadth of the country is entitled to a force...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Legislation (18 Jan 2017)

Dessie Ellis: ...are consequences from the European court judgment, a copy of which I will give to the Minister. Will the Minister and his officials examine it? Time out of number we have been told by senior Garda and officials that there is no need for legislation. I believe that is wrong. In cases where vehicles have been seized by gardaí, they have had to give them back with no fines or...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Legislation (18 Jan 2017)

Dessie Ellis: I have brought up this issue numerous times in the House. The Government and senior gardaí have always responded by saying that this is already covered by legislation. I introduced the Misuse of Motor Vehicles (Public Spaces) Bill in 2012. The Bill was opposed by the Fine Gael Minister at the time. He deemed it unnecessary following advice. That view contradicted the advice I had...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2016)

Dessie Ellis: ...will get €2.70 and if they are aged 15, they will get €3.80. A secondary school teacher who has recently entered the profession will be on a lower rate than previous entrants. New members of An Garda Síochána who are on a starting salary of €23,500 are sleeping in cars because they are unable to afford spiralling rent costs. It is clear to young people in...

Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2016)

Dessie Ellis: ...of these problems but the process of admission to services also needs to be considered. Presenting oneself to a GP to get a note or to the emergency department is not working; nor is reporting to a Garda station. We cannot treat mental health issues in the same way as other medical issues. Any response to mental health problems must be flexible and capable of providing professional care...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2016)

Dessie Ellis: ...resources, the law can be ignored. The problem arises in policing. Our roads are not just safer because of a system of penalty points or laws but because of the diligent and dedicated work of the Garda, which is tasked with ensuring the laws are obeyed on the road every day. It is difficult to see how the Garda can implement these laws when its resources and supports have been savagely...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in Finglas Garda station; the number of Garda vehicles available to them during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22508/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in Santry Garda station; the number of Garda vehicles available to them during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22509/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in Ballymun Garda station; the number of Garda vehicles available to them during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22510/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to K District of DMR west division of An Garda Síochána, Dublin; the number of Garda vehicles available to them during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22511/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to H District of DMR north division of An Garda Síochána, Dublin; the number of Garda vehicles available to them during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22512/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí based in Finglas Garda station, Dublin, during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22513/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí based in Santry Garda station, Dublin during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22514/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Jul 2016)

Dessie Ellis: 133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí based in Ballymun Garda station, Dublin during each of the past six years; and the most up-to-date figures for same. [22515/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Conviction Rates for Drink Driving: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I thank the Garda and the RSA for their presentations. It is worrying that one person in ten has admitted to drink driving in the surveys that have been done. That is a massive number. I thought we had moved on as society. The attitude of the 62% who seem to think there is nothing wrong with drink driving is also shocking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Conviction Rates for Drink Driving: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: ...graphic ones have a big impact. They are put on at the right time in spite of many children viewing, so some of them have had a very good impact. With regard to school interventions both by the Garda and the RSA, is greater consideration being given to that and trying to get through to people at a younger age? If we do not do that, it will be difficult to achieve a change in these...

Freedom of Movement (Common Travel Area) (Travel Documentation) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: ...travel area. At present, the travelling populace is compelled to produce a passport which obviates the possibility of using some other form of photographic ID such as driving licence, student ID, Garda vetting ID or social welfare ID. The current position is detrimental to overall public welfare. Our European partners may have valid grounds for complaint if Ireland and Britain give...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Car Test (11 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: ...that waiting lists are down to a certain level, it seems that people are booking many months in advance and still have to wait a long time. There is a danger of a fine if their car is stopped or a Garda looks at their car for any reason. Some incidences of failure involve things like a tester refusing to test a car because it contains dog hairs and a damaged bulb, which can be...