Results 121-137 of 137 for garda speaker:Colm Burke

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Colm Burke: I fully agree with Senator Leyden's remarks. The allegation of corruption within the Garda is outrageous, unfounded and should be withdrawn. This morning, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children signed off on the report in respect of the hearings on the proposed new legislation dealing with the X and the A, B and C v. Ireland cases. It just goes to show how work can be done....

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Colm Burke: I fully agree with Senator Leyden's remarks. The allegation of corruption within the Garda is outrageous, unfounded and should be withdrawn. This morning, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children signed off on the report in respect of the hearings on the proposed new legislation dealing with the X and the A, B and C v. Ireland cases. It just goes to show how work can be done....

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)

Colm Burke: ...of Adrian Donohoe. I also convey my sympathies to our colleague, Senator Henry, on the death of her mother and to the family of Éamon de Buitléar. Adrian Donohoe was not just a member of the Garda. He also gave local leadership in his area and to the people with whom he lived. This is not just a loss to the Garda or a huge loss to his family, but to the local community. I wish to...

Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Colm Burke: ...funded by FÁS where there were 50 young people who otherwise would have dropped out of school who had problems with literacy and numeracy. Most of these young people were referred to us by the Garda because they had dropped out of the main system of education. When we conducted a survey of those young people five years after they had left the centre, over 70% of them were in full-time...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Nov 2012)

Colm Burke: ...nine or ten year old child who had an intellectual disability to four organisations: the bus company, the people who had subcontracted to the bus company, the school the child attended and the Garda, but no action was taken for ten days. That person contacted a public representative, who subsequently contacted me. It was only when we threatened to arrange for the child to be transferred...

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (17 Oct 2012)

Colm Burke: .... They were mainly students who thought this was part of the norm because they were in college. It is frightening that we have come into this culture. It reached such an extent that I rang the Garda and asked whether the force would consider closing off Washington Street at 10.30 p.m. or 11 p.m. for health and safety reasons. It is frightening that we have reached this stage. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Colm Burke: ...where we want to be in five, ten or 20 years' time in terms of house ownership and how we are to move forward while ensuring we do not create a housing bubble of the type previously created. Some gardaí based in Dublin were given allowances on the basis of it being more expensive to reside there. While there is a need to review allowances, this must be done in a constructive manner,...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jun 2012)

Colm Burke: ...deal with this matter rather than leaving it to someone who is working within the same group of people. A superintendent may not be involved in the investigation but is still part of the overall Garda force. Perhaps that could be looked at by the courts at some future date. I am not saying now but perhaps in ten, 15 or 20 years time, a court could say that there is not a clear...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2011)

Colm Burke: ...number of new Bills commencing in the House? In recent weeks, a Bill was published to address the cash for gold business where stolen items are being exchanged for cash and melted down before the Garda are informed. In recent days, a Garda superintendent informed me of a case involving two young lads who left secondary school at lunchtime, removed a copper cylinder from a vacant house...

Seanad: Address by President of the Irish Human Rights Commission (28 Sep 2011)

Colm Burke: ...we have not tackled. We have made little progress on education in prison. While there has been some reform, the level of reform we need has not been dealt with and is an issue we must tackle. The Garda was mentioned. The progress we have made is interesting. A person who worked with me as a research assistant in Brussels is now based in Ramallah in Palestine and recently brought some...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (27 Sep 2011)

Colm Burke: ..., Senators Pat O'Neill and Imelda Henry. I am concerned about a technical aspect of the Bill, that is, the taking of a blood sample in the hospital. I understand that if a sample is taken in a Garda station, a sample is also given to the accused party. The doctor takes a sample, but in accident and emergency departments the junior doctors who are moving on do this. Have we covered all...

Seanad: Reporting of Lobbying in Criminal Legal Cases Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Colm Burke: ..., however, I cannot agree with the proposal for a number of reasons. One reason is that section 6 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 clearly makes it illegal to make representations to the Garda Síochána and the Director of Public Prosecutions. The Bill before us does not take cognisance of that, although section 6 of the 1974 Act makes it unlawful to do so. There is no reference...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jul 2011)

Colm Burke: ...was that a fine of €4,000 was imposed on my client and the immediate response was to appeal the matter to the Circuit Court, which would have taken up even more of the time of the court and the gardaí involved. A community service order might have been a far more appropriate procedure in that case. Something to which I referred last night was the need to steer people away from getting...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Colm Burke: ...people were going down the criminal road where eventually they would end up in St. Patrick's Institution and then prison in the long term. One of the actions taken involved working with the local gardaí and the setting up a retraining facility where we would have 50 people retraining at any one time, all of whom had dropped out of school. That comes back to what Senator Cullinane said...

Seanad: Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2011)

Colm Burke: I refer to the issue of timescale, which the Minister mentioned. However, I keep raising this issue in the context of different applications to Departments. The Garda must bring District Court proceedings within a specific time period. There is a need to set down a timeframe for many applications to various Departments where consent is required. Will the Minister examine this?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Colm Burke: ...of the Minister for Justice and Equality, although it is not covered by the Bill currently going through the House. I refer to newspaper advertisements offering cash for gold. I understand the Garda has serious concerns because people are turning up and cashing in jewellery without being required to produce any identification. No records are being kept. These items are melted down and...

Seanad: Whistleblower Legislation: Motion (29 Jun 2011)

Colm Burke: ...going on in relation to the child. Over the previous ten to 12 days the parents had gone to four different groups of people highlighting the problem and their concerns. They had approached the Garda, the school, the bus owner and the health service, but none of them would act. When they came to me, I made a call to the health service and the Garda. I even threatened that I would...