Results 121-140 of 146 for garda speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...Communities, who is a judge, an advocate general or a registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, who is a member of the Court of Auditors of the European Communities, who is a member of the Garda Síochána or a whole-time member of the Defence Forces as defined in section 11(4) of the Electoral Act 1992, as amended, who is a civil servant who is not, by the...

Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I pay tribute to the former Garda Commissioner, Mr. Martin Callinan, for his 41 years of service to the community and the State in fighting crime and serious criminals. I wish him and his family the best. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, stated:...any use of Garda discretion to effect the termination of fixed charge notices must be applied in a fair, impartial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...as a result of which I have nothing but admiration for paramedics. I congratulate them on the absolutely fantastic job they are doing. It has been mentioned that paramedics work closely with the Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces, the fire service and the Prison Service. They do a really professional job. By providing early intervention in life-threatening circumstances, they...

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...to claim protection if they report their concerns to the sponsoring Department. The definition of "worker" covers as many persons interacting with the workplace as possible, including members of An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces. No form of information is excluded from the Bill. In order to avail of the protection, a worker must have a reasonable belief that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome Mr. Derek Byrne, assistant Garda commissioner, Mr. Gerard Moran, assistant secretary in the Office of the Revenue Commission, Mr. Gavin Maguire, assistant national director of the National Tobacco Control Office and their staff. Most of the questions I intended to ask have already been asked but I would ask the following ones. Does increasing the price of tobacco products increase...

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...compliance by road users with the law on the main collision causation factors such as seat-belt wearing, speeding and alcohol-related offences. Better driver behaviour has also been attributed to Garda visibility. These changes came about through successive Bills, dealing with permissible levels of alcohol, penalty point sanctions for risk-taking behaviour, vehicle testing and vehicle...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...will be restricted, as provided for in the Bill, to an amount of €7,500 over a three year period. The Bill includes a provision which exempts from tax the annual allowance of €1,000 paid to volunteer members of the Garda Reserve. Under the JobsPlus scheme, grants paid to employers participating in JobsPlus schemes on or after 1 July 2013, administered by the Department of...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ....5% will be available for extensions and renovations. The VAT will be returned on amounts over €5,000 and under €30,000. This will generate employment and improve the standard of family homes. Confirmation that Garda recruitment will commence shortly is particularly welcome. New recruits will enter the Garda College for the first time in five years and the Garda force will...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...for the purpose of generating a DNA profile in regard to the person for entry into the DNA database: most suspects, other than children under 14 years of age and vulnerable persons, detained by gardaí in connection with serious offences - generally offences subject to a sentence of five years or more; offenders entered on the sex offenders register on or after the commencement of the...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...to some exemptions, and non-public bodies significantly funded by the Exchequer. For example, the Bill extends freedom of information to records relating to the administrative functions of An Garda Síochána. The Bill consolidates and updates freedom of information legislation. It has been cautiously welcomed by stakeholders and commentators. Ms Emily O'Reilly has said changes...

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...more confident in the taxi sector. It gives a much stronger legislative basis to deliver real and lasting reform, and it would remove certain categories of criminals from the taxi sector. When the Garda refused to grant a taxi licence, people were able to win an appeal because of flaws in the old legislation. In future, those guilty of certain road traffic offences will lose their taxi...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...provides the basis for a number of other services, including online motor tax, change of vehicle ownership, motor tax, driving licence renewal, vehicle registration certificates and penalty points. The Garda Síochána also enforces the legislation. It issues and collects the fixed penalties for failure to up-date tax discs and initiate prosecutions where fixed charges are not...

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ..., however, face significant barriers to re-entering the labour market even where they are committed to changing their lives. I finish by thanking the Minister for supplying a patrol car to the Garda station in Omeath, County Louth, which is a step in the right direction. I commend the Bill to the House.

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (7 Mar 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In Dundalk Garda Station there is only one inspector for the past six years when there should be three. There are seven sergeants when there should be ten. There are 41 gardaí and another 26 are required. The station is short nine cars. Personnel are working ten-hour shifts in five units as per the new rostering arrangements. Blackrock has one sergeant and three gardaí but no...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (7 Mar 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...issues that I am about to raise. I doubt that the Minister for Justice and Equality is aware of the problems because, if he was wise to the situation, he would never allow it to exist. How many gardaí and patrol cars does the Minister of State believe police the Omeath to Carlingford and Dromad to Hackballscross area, a distance of some 45 kilometres, at night? In what is arguably...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...When this agency is established it will have more than 4,000 employees and a budget of €550 million. When a child comes to the attention of a social worker, an educational welfare officer or a Garda diversion officer, he or she will come under a single tier of services. We previously believed that the social worker had all the answers but child protection and welfare, mental...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...for the purposes of hunting game bird and hare species. This provision was introduced to address an issue that arose following the introduction of a new computerised firearm licensing system by An Garda Síochána. The solution proposed is a commonsense approach and will facilitate legal hunting by citizens of this State. The legislation is necessary to allow people to continue lawful...

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...is bringing forward the Bill to ensure there is an obligation on persons who have knowledge of all serious offences, including sexual offences against children or vulnerable adults, to inform the Garda Síochána. I think it is fair to assume that all Members would support such a motion. Recent reports such as Cloyne, Murphy and Ryan highlighted a litany of revelations concerning the...

Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...period in 2011. Testing must be carried out in a consistent, impartial and correct fashion at all times. There will be continuous compliance with roadside inspections with the assistance of An Garda Síochána, along with the introduction of intelligence-based monitoring of the sector and risk-based targeting of commercial vehicle roadworthiness by the Road Safety Authority and Garda....

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...of new licensing requirements for those who trade in marked fuels for such purposes as home heating or agriculture. Authorised Revenue officers are also to be given powers that were given to the Garda by the Criminal Justice Act 2011 whereby the District Court can order the production of certain documents or information which the officer convinces the court could assist the investigation...