Results 41-60 of 152 for garda speaker:Gerard Craughwell

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...issues. I agree with my colleague Deputy Berry that we are a defenceless nation. We have so much data coming through our economic zone in the Atlantic and who is responsible for it? It is the Garda. The Garda does not go to sea. We do not have a Naval Service that is capable of monitoring what is going on. We do not have an Air Corps that is capable of monitoring what is going on....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...the early recipients of the allowance. Some sort of a deal was struck. The Defence Forces is not the first State organisation within which something like this has happened. In the case of the Garda, a number of officers who retired many years ago were not allowed to carry their pensions forward. There is also the issue of pension abatement that was originally designed to stop high-paid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I join with what Senator Buttimer has said. I have met gardaí in all sorts of circumstances, for many a long year. The most recent time I met a garda was at 2 a.m., close to Lamb Doyles pub, when I was driving home. For the first time in 49 years, I was breathalysed. I am happy to say I passed, but it was a strange experience. I compliment the gardaí who are out on the beat and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...-year-olds or five-year-olds up on the board of an e-scooter. Even if they never hit a car, if they hit a bump on the road the wheel is so small it is likely the children would be thrown. Is An Garda Síochána empowered to do something about that? It is clearly reckless behaviour.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Most Garda drivers who are in vehicles are fully trained and trained to the highest standard. I am familiar with the fact that every now and then there is a car chase, and especially in cities. Garda drivers are skilled at what they do and they know how to handle a vehicle. Unfortunately, the people they are chasing are not skilled and do not know how to handle a vehicle. Are there any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: We were told at a recent meeting there was a significant number of people caught and charged by the Garda Síochána but it was not possible to enforce the outcome of a court hearing because of a failure in having the correct address or the person did not turn up in court. I cannot remember the exact statistic but apparently a significant number of people have been disqualified from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...road traffic violation, the person would be called to court. That would happen where the fine was not paid. If people had not received the notice properly, the case would be struck out. Has the Garda done anything to improve the delivery of notices of breaches of traffic law and stop this happening?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...Indeed one of them was a Swede who saved "Twenty" O'Connor. Not one of the five I mentioned today has received a medal.This is not a political matter; this is a matter for the Defence Forces. The Garda Commissioner has taken it upon himself to engage in a period of restorative justice to issue Scott medals for bravery going back decades. It is time that we stopped hiding behind...

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...stood in the uniform of the State and who stood to protect it in every way. It is a matter of deep regret to me that people putting themselves forward as Óglaigh na hÉireann killed members of both the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána under the name that they were pursuing at the time, whatever the hell it was. It is vitally important and is a matter of respect for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...regard. Dr. Browne may not want to deal with this, but I will ask it anyway. A number of organisations in the country are involved in gathering intelligence, including the Defence Forces, the Garda, the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Justice. Notwithstanding that we have a national security analysis centre, we do not have a director of homeland security. We do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...matter that is a major concern for me is the undersea cables coming to Ireland. We know that a cable was cut in Finland recently. We have the ridiculous situation in this country where the Garda Síochána is responsible for the undersea cables and the Naval Service, which is patrolling the sea, does not have the capacity to see under the sea. Without breaching security, is Dr....

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ..., has pointed out, whether he or she may come home with a broken leg and that may only be the outward symbol of what happened. There are vicious attacks every day of the week on members of An Garda Síochána. In 2020, more than 200 such attacks took place. A significant number of members of the force have given their lives in the course of their duty. There is one only...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...issues relating to aviation. She must be aware of the change in the law that took effect on 1 January as a result of a European directive on security clearance for people working at airports. The Garda vetting system is breaking down. Employers do not know who to contact. They do not know how to expedite for clearance people who are brought in to work. We presume, although we do not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...courts system. There are penalties that can be awarded by the military. There is an appeals mechanism. There is no place for somebody coming in from the outside. Should it be an issue for the Garda to be involved in, it falls to the Chief of Staff to decide that, not a Minister. We need to have a discussion on that at some stage in the near future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I did not intend asking anything about the Garda Síochána. On 24 August, it was reported in The Irish Timesthat the Minister, in an interview with 96FM in Cork, said that it does not matter if one is a Commissioner, a President, a Taoiseach, a Minister or anybody else for that matter, and the same rules should apply to everybody in Ireland. The Minister went on to say, "The idea...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I move amendment No. 1: In page 10, line 18, after "Inspector" to insert "or Inspectors". I welcome the Minister of State to the House with this important Bill. The Garda superintendents are somewhat concerned that when authorised as a result of this Bill to delegate responsibilities to inspectors, the Bill deals with an "Inspector" and thereby limits a superintendent to delegating to...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...to the vast area that will now come under superintendents and the like. There will have to be a lot of talks with the representative bodies as to how things will be managed. I understand the Garda Representative Association has some issues with the Bill and I will encourage its members to engage with the Minister of State. Nevertheless, we are where we are and the Bill is progressing....

Seanad: Search and Rescue Policy: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...consortium could ever tender for this operation given the caveats contained in the document? Why is that the case? What statutory authority is the Minister invoking to provide helicopter transport for armed officers of An Garda Síochána on a commercial airline? I would love to see the statutory element of that. The original business case did not require availability for...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister for being in the House. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has expressed some concern about the move or the direction in which we are moving. We are clearly going to move inspectors from their supervisory role into a management role as we move into this. That is not their function. We need supervision on the ground using both our sergeants and...