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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: I can see the HSE and others have raised some concerns about enforcement. It terms of the Department's conversations with An Garda Síochána, there were media reports that the Garda Commissioner might have concerns about the ability to enforce this legislation. I am not sure if that is correct and I do not want to do him any disservice. Mr. O'Connor stated the Department had a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: Is the Garda comforted by the provisions of heads 4 and 6, because they include many definitions of what is and what is not allowed or what is prohibited? Are the Garda representatives given comfort by what they have seen from heads 4 and 6 that they would have the ability to enforce this measure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: I will make one point before I conclude. I want to see the submission from An Garda Síochána, which would be important in the context of our work but to reiterate the point I started with, it is unacceptable that people are intimidated in any way by going to any healthcare setting. Given what we have heard from the HSE and our own anecdotal evidence of intimidation, harassment,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: ...within the meaning of the Industrial Relations Act 1990. While I acknowledge that Mr. O'Connor has dealt with that, it is something we should do. The second is to place an obligation on members of An Garda Síochána to maintain a record of warnings, and the language used in the Bill should be "shall" and not "may". That is important from an enforcement perspective. When we see...

Select Committee on Health: Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: ...discussed earlier. Amendment No. 47 provides that HIQA may be the prosecuting body under the Act for the provisions that relate to it. As the Minister will be aware, some incidents might not be a priority for the Garda or other bodies. Obviously, not all incidents are referred on to An Garda Síochána. HIQA is the expert and regulatory body in the context of these incidents and...

Select Committee on Health: Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I ask the Minister to clarify whether it is only the Garda Síochána that can prosecute under the Act.

Select Committee on Health: Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I have a concern about that. It is not that I do not believe An Garda Síochána should carry out such prosecutions. Rather, my concern is that some of the incidents may not be a priority for the Garda. In terms of scale, some incidents will be more serious than others. I believe a better, more effective and more efficient way to do it would be for HIQA and other bodies to also...

Select Committee on Health: Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: ...b) in any other case, by the appropriate body which may be prescribed by the Minister for time to time in accordance with this Act, (c) in any case where such an alternative body is not prescribed, by an Garda Síochána.”.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tobacco Control Measures (12 Oct 2021)

David Cullinane: ...that have been made under the Protection of Children’s Health (Tobacco Smoke in Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) Act 2014 each year since enactment by offence; the number of offences enforced by An Garda Síochána under the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49704/21]

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

David Cullinane: ...I have said for some time, and it has to be remedied if there is an individual instance of neglect and, in some cases, abuse. Obviously, if there are elements of abuse that are criminal in nature, the Garda of course can be involved. As we have seen previously, however, there are cases of neglect. We have seen it with Áras Attracta, Leas Cross and elsewhere. There are many...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

David Cullinane: ...with improvement and compliance notices and improve social care sector regulations in line with HIQA advice; - mandate reporting of neglect and abuse of residents by all staff in nursing homes to both An Garda Síochána and social worker Safeguarding and Protection Teams; and - introduce accountability at an organisational level, in terms of penalties and criminal offences,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 500. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked Garda public order unit vans currently in the fleet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33120/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 501. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda youth diversion projects in the Waterford Garda division in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33121/21]

Caring for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: ...yesterday was a clear admission of failure when it abandoned all of the allocation groups over the next weeks and months. It is an admission of failure and that its system was not fit for purpose. It simply was not able to roll out the vaccine in a fair and efficient way because it has not made the necessary investments. Childcare workers, teachers, special needs assistants, SNAs,...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: ...for other countries we are going to continue with the nod and wink home quarantine, which is no quarantine at all. It is quarantine in name only. We heard yesterday from the general secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, AGSI, that there was no consultation with that organisation in relation to the role it will play in policing this legislation. She said they...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: .... That does not mean that I am against enforcement. I am not against it. Some people in this State are not abiding by the guidelines. As many Deputies have stated, if those people are approached by An Garda Síochána and asked to obey the rules, the vast majority of them will do so. There is a tiny percentage of people who will not comply and who are reckless and put the...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: ...people who are not complying with the guidelines. In my view, a majority of that minority can be encouraged to comply with the regulations and guidelines. If such people were approached by a member of An Garda Síochána and asked to desist from what they were doing and to comply, they would do so. They should not be subject to these fines and that is why we have submitted an...

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion [Private Members] (9 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: The Minister proposed allowing the Garda to have more powers to enter peoples' homes.

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (2 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: ...other areas regarding the back-to-work protocols that if these are not enforced, they are not worth the paper they are written on. We need enforcement and the enforcement agency in this case is An Garda Síochána. It is also important to point out that that the vast majority of pubs and restaurants have been highly compliant. The vast majority of people going into pubs and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (21 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: 566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of inspectors allocated to Waterford Garda division in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [16511/20]