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Perjury and Related Offences Bill [Seanad] 2018: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jul 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...on it from the current Government in their programme for Government. The purpose of the Bill is to simplify and consolidate the law on perjury and related offences. According to figures supplied by An Garda Síochána to the CSO in 2016, there have been just 31 recorded incidents of perjury in our courts in the past ten years. Currently, perjury is considered a common law...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (13 May 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I hope he will give me an extra minute for that please. If over 20 people were killed on a building site, the Health and Safety Authority would be involved. It is likely that the Garda and various other State agencies would also be involved. The point I am making is that in those situations there is a clear protocol in place, but in the situation of the Dealgan House Nursing Home there was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (13 May 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when An Garda Síochána will be recruiting again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5334/20]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for appearing before the committee today. On additional investment in transport, I note the total Garda fleet allocation of €11 million in 2019. I come from a Border county and live in Dundalk. It is important that we see a Garda presence along the Border from Omeath to Donegal. The Minister referred to end-of-life vehicles. There are problems with some of the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: .... I appreciate the Minister's statement that he will revert to me with more details. I welcome the increase in the budget for 2019 to 1.882 billion. That is a large amount of money for the Garda Síochána but it will be money well spent. The Minister referred to the larger Garda presence in Drogheda, County Louth, which, in fairness, seems to be working. I also welcome that...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I did not think the figure was as high as that or that there were 3,000 full-time civilians. I know the target is 4,000. I welcome the extra 500 front-line gardaí in the area. Will the extra Garda staff coming on stream in 2019 help to increase the civilian staff from 3,000 to 4,000? Is that going to happen in a short period? If we can get a couple of hundred more gardaí on the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In my time as a member of this committee, I have never once mentioned or criticised Garda overtime. I come from County Louth where two gardaí were murdered in recent years. When a garda leaves the house for the day, there is no guarantee that he or she will come back. I have always said that the Garda does a fantastic job and has done over recent years, especially when Templemore...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...2018 when a drug dealer was shot and survived. A man was subsequently murdered in Clogherhead in August, and another man was recently shot dead in a lovely quiet cul-de-sac in Bettystown. The Garda and I suspect that these gangs are becoming more experienced and are not afraid of anyone in the area. I welcome the additional Garda resources given to Drogheda. The Garda knows what is...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...to Cullaville, there would be 50 Border crossings in what is a small area. We are very concerned about what will happen post Brexit. We welcome the €81 million the Government has given to recruit 700 new gardaí, but the new recruits will not be ready to be deployed for a while. The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland stated the PSNI would not patrol the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...man went to his back garden to get the water and the other man stabbed him. The pensioner's wife was looking out the window and the attacker cleared off. This occurred in daylight in front of a Garda station, a community centre and a school. There was significant footfall in the area. The attacker had no fear whatsoever. This is about keeping people safe. The man who was stabbed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...that does not deserve this kind of publicity. The good news is that the person who was stabbed has made a recovery and he and his wife have moved back into their house. It would be nice if the Garda Commissioner would call in if he is in the area. The next thing I wanted to talk about with the Garda Commissioner is community policing. Can the Commissioner tell me what changes will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Commissioner talks about protecting the people and improving data to enhance the Garda's ability to do so. He talks about reducing crime and responding to threats. He also talks about confronting those involved in organised crime. I thank him for the help he has given to the people of Drogheda over recent months. Drogheda has been through a very bad period and An Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In the UK, the Lord Chancellor appointed a chief coroner who has a full range of powers to drive up standards. What is the view of the Garda on how the coroner service in Ireland could be more proactive in assisting in efforts to identify remains found in each coroner's jurisdiction? Would it be beneficial for coroners to continue to be actively involved in reviewing cases and to become...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: .... Will Louth and Monaghan lose their divisional headquarters to Mullingar? This question is often asked. Will sufficient resources be available to cover the whole expanded area? Will local Garda districts still be headed by a superintendent? As the Commissioner knows, we have had a fair bit of trouble in the past few years, with two gardaí in County Louth being murdered. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have asked the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, many times about the upgrading of Dromad Garda station on the Border. It will play a vital role, regardless of whether Brexit goes ahead. Does Mr. Harris have an update? I know that the Garda station was bought a number of years ago. It is located just off the motorway. Given how Dundalk has grown so rapidly in recent...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...are not taking money from young people under 18 years of age? I do not know how any enforcement can be done whatsoever. This is part of the addiction problem. Is it the Department or the Garda which enforces this? As I said earlier, prevention is the best cure. It is okay reducing the stakes and the prize money. However, what are we doing to stop young people putting money in these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Commissioner was asked whether he knew the identity of the Provisional IRA man. He said that he did and that he passed the information on to the Garda Síochána. He also wrote the name down on a piece of paper and gave it to Judge Peter Smithwick. The last thing I was told was that the paper was a matter for the Chief Constable of Northern Ireland. Mr. Harris is now Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: .... At the meeting on 13 February, he said that he would meet the Oliver family, and he met them. The experience that he had in the PSNI and the job that he has done so far as Commissioner of the Garda is very good. People are responding to him. It is an awful shame that we cannot get closure on a murder that happened in July 1991. Some of the family members have died. The family is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Will a package similar to that provided for An Garda Síochána be provided for the Defence Forces?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...of three children, two of whom are girls. The last thing we want is for our children to be kidnapped, taken to strange countries and so on. Have the numbers been rising in recent years? The Garda has been getting enforcement going in recent months. People are being arrested now whereas previously nothing was happening. There is enforcement by the Garda. Can the Immigrant Council of...