Results 41-60 of 554 for garda speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Taoiseach a Ainmniú (Atógáil) - Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (27 Jun 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: First, I sincerely sympathise with the family and with every member of the force with regard to the tragic loss of Detective Garda Colm Horkan. What I want from the incoming Government is that I do not want it to leave people behind. I will give an example of what it is to leave people behind, and with the permission of himself and his family, I will raise the case of young Ronan Foley...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter regarding a Garda barracks (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52222/19]

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...smoked ever again. That said, if people want to smoke, it is horrible and mean to add 50 cent to the cost of cigarettes because in many cases, they cannot afford them and it is a struggle for people to pay for them. I welcome the extra gardaí that are being made available but why did the Government close down Garda stations in rural areas in the first instance? In the health area,...

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I compliment Deputy O'Callaghan and his Fianna Fáil colleagues on bringing this important Bill before the House. First, we must look at the people in control of law and order, namely, the gardaí. No member of the Garda or, for that matter, anyone else should ever have to be faced with a person in possession of a knife, whether for threatening purposes or menacing purposes, or...

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...and make sure we allow for that. The message must go out, loud and clear, around Ireland that what Deputy O'Callaghan is trying to do is protect citizens. Whether it be the shopkeeper, the garda on the street or the person who may be moving money from their business, no one should be threatened by a menacing person with a knife. We must legislate to deal with such situations so that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a Garda station (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34744/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 174. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter regarding a former Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34775/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a closed Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35776/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 655. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36170/19]

Rural and Community Development: Statements (10 Apr 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: ..., whether from Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael, introduced legislation to tackle that type of behaviour. It would be great if we could get that going. I was disappointed with the closure of Garda stations.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...his supporters thought it was a good idea to introduce legislation to criminalise our young drivers and their parents. That decision targeted young provisional drivers. The Taoiseach directed the Garda, which is now impounding as many as eight cars a day. This is bringing in revenue of €8,000. I hope the Taoiseach is proud of that. It is the hard-pressed parents who have to pay...

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...as banking, I put on the record of the Dáil yesterday a report that was brought to my attention and to the attention of the Government last week. It was done by a respectable former detective Garda inspector and clearly outlines criminal activity that was perpetrated. The fall guys for that criminal activity were respectable managers of building societies, many of whom I know, who...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...Building Society, EBS, agents into the behaviour of that entity and Allied Irish Banks, AIB, management. The investigation into this matter was conducted by a former chief superintendent at the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The report alleges criminality. Those agents have a common denominator. They all followed the Central Bank code of conduct. The agents acted...

Third Interim Report of the Disclosures Tribunal: Statements (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...I am not a person who talks about any individual and would never like to do so. I definitely would not name people inside the House. However, we all know what happened. It was a bad time for An Garda Síochána. The one thing every one of us recognises is that 99% of the members of An Garda Síochána, whether they are senior officers or further down the ranks, are 100%...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...a policing point of view it brings its own problems. I thank the Minister very much for taking time out from his busy schedule during the summer to visit County Kerry. He was kind enough to visit Garda stations where he listened attentively to the issues and concerns raised by local gardaí on the ground, including senior members of the Garda. I very much appreciated that....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister. It would be wrong of me not to acknowledge the work being done in increasing the number of gardaí on the beat, which I welcome. However, I draw the analogy between a garda in O'Connell Street and a garda in Kerry shouting that he or she needs help. There would be a fair difference in the response times involved in getting help or additional resources to those...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...rural Ireland. We desperately need community banking, but we did not see any commitment to it in the budget. We are saying that our post offices should be kept open, yet there is no sign of using them for community banking. On justice, the budget of An Garda Síochána was increased by €60 million, and I welcome the recruitment of 800 gardaí. However, at the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 471. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding changing the Irish language requirement for entry to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35968/18]

Heritage Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: How many accidents the cause of which is unattributed occurred as a direct result of overgrown hedges? Neither the RSA, local authorities, the Garda Síochána nor any other organisation has an accurate figure for the number of deaths, serious injuries and other injuries caused by the lack of maintenance of hedges on our roads. The Members who continually talk about birds and bees...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that applied for the current competition for An Garda Síochána; the number of positions available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26333/18]