Results 81-100 of 152 for garda speaker:Gerard Craughwell

Seanad: Withdrawal Agreement Between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Motion (23 Sep 2020)

Gerard Craughwell: ...without enough crew. All of our military are in the southern half of the country and we have closed barracks right across the north. We have no customs post and no trained customs people. We have no Garda Síochána on the Border, and my colleagues from the Border region will speak about that as I know they are more concerned about it than probably anybody else because of the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Sep 2020)

Gerard Craughwell: ...we are tucking things into emergency legislation that should never have been introduced under the cover of Covid-19. I listened to Antoinette Cunningham, the general secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, AGSI, and her concerns about the way in which legislation is being drafted. Could the Minister reassure me that in drafting this legislation she sat down with...

Seanad: Education: Statements (28 Jul 2020)

Gerard Craughwell: ...of these issues. An additional 1,080 teachers will be employed, but that is a drop in the ocean in light of the task ahead. More importantly, how quickly can we get those 1,080 teachers through Garda vetting and how are we going to utilise them? One of my colleagues mentioned the fact that teachers move from school to school in some cases. In such a situation, are we running the risk of...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Gerard Craughwell: ...front-line workers have been lauded by many people and it is only right that they are. The dangers front-line workers place themselves in on a daily basis was particularly brought home when Detective Garda Colm Horkan was shot and killed in Roscommon. This House should today pay tribute to Detective Garda Horkan and his family. The funeral was an extremely sad occasion and, indeed, we...

Seanad: An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19) 2020: An Dara Céim - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (27 Mar 2020)

Gerard Craughwell: ...who is not making mortgage payments for three months and who must pay those payments at the end of the crisis should not have them added on to the end of the mortgage instead. I congratulate the Garda Commissioner for the speed at which he acted to get members of the Garda out of Templemore and onto the streets. When we see what has gone on with people spitting in the faces of elderly...

Seanad: An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála eile ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail), 2020: An Dara Céim - Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Second Stage (20 Mar 2020)

Gerard Craughwell: ...to be here today speaking on this particular subject. I want to preface my remarks by congratulating the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, the head of the HSE, the Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and the many responsible citizens we have in our country. Sadly, not all of our citizens are responsible. On Saturday night last, I tweeted an...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: ...him on Second Stage and at every opportunity since, this flawed and ridiculous Bill will go down as the Bill of the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, rather than that of the Minister, Deputy Ross. Stepaside Garda station will go down as the greatest achievement of the Minister, Deputy Ross, but this will be the Bill of the Minister, Deputy Flanagan. The next Government will have no alternative...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: What I would like though is to see the Minister come to the House. I understand your position, a Chathaoirligh. Anything else I am concerned about I will refer to the Garda. I would not use the privilege of the House to undermine what is taking place in the public domain right now but I do think the Minister needs to come to the House and explain where we, as in the Government, is with...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: ...passed, if it passes, it will become the Minister's Bill in perpetuity. It will be there for all time as the Minister's Bill. There will be another man sitting in his new electric car outside the Garda station-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: ...nationalities, namely, Syrian, UK or Irish. At the end of the day, this places us in a rather precarious position. When Ms Smith returns to this country she will be a subject of interest for An Garda Síochána which is something that must concern every citizen. There is valuable information to be got on how she became radicalised and finished up where she did. I am not going...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: ...like to see it go through. The Minister of State will know that in an industrial dispute, we came very close to what was termed a "blue flu". It would be a sad day for Ireland if members of the Garda Síochána pulled their services over any industrial relations issue. It is good that we are now putting a mechanism in place whereby, like any other workers, its members have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Retention of Defence Forces Personnel: Discussion with Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (30 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: ...to know whether RACO submitted a complaint to the oversight committee on public service pay, and if it has, whether it has had a response. Why does the organisation think nurses, teachers and An Garda Síochána can make a submission to the oversight committee and seem to get an immediate response and a significant public response? Commandant King adverted to the helicopter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (29 May 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: ...the difficulty we had in closing the Border in 2001 when the foot and mouth disease scare occurred. We closed it but it took customs, the then Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, An Garda Síochána and the Army to do so. I can see no way that the Border can remain open. By the way, I do not subscribe to this nonsense of a Border poll either. We are not ready...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (20 Feb 2019)

Gerard Craughwell: ...1998 to 1999, in particular to bring back customs people who worked the Border at that time and understand it in terms of training some of those 400 people who are coming forward? We have closed Garda stations over the years and there is no Defence Forces location anywhere between Donegal and Dundalk. In terms of Cavan and Monaghan, are we carrying out reconnaissance to find locations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion (5 Dec 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: ...is now a likelihood that we could find ourselves going back to border management again. The Fianna Fáil Party made the point on television on Sunday night that we needed to increase the number of gardaí to look after the Border should such a situation arise. We reorganised the Defence Forces in 2012 and moved all of the troops south. Most soldiers, airmen and naval personnel...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: ..., a consultant might discover some box that could not be ticked. The name of such a judge could become known if we fail to provide for strong legislation with respect to indicting and allowing the Garda to investigate. The further we go into this Bill, the more dangerous it becomes. I am concerned that the system we will use to appoint judges is dangerous and the consequences being...

Seanad: Disclosures Tribunal Report: Statements (23 Oct 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. It is clear that he is deeply committed to and supportive of the report. I also acknowledge that members of An Garda Síochána put their lives on the line every day and do an excellent job. It is a rarity in this country that a tribunal completes a substantial part of its work in ten months. In this case, the commission of inquiry...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: This morning we heard from the Garda Representative Association, GRA, conference that one in four gardaí may be suffering from work-related stress or trauma. That is according to a survey carried out by the GRA. The survey, carried out by psychotherapist Dr. Finian Fallon, described 27% of those who responded as potentially walking wounded. Just over 2,200 gardaí responded to an...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: ...While it is easy to show sympathy for the person who was murdered, we must also have some respect for the family of the murderer. I note also that there has been a rush to judge the actions of the garda who fired the shots.None of us can make any judgment on that case. None of us was there. None of us knew what was going on. I commend the garda for doing what he thought was right at...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 May 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: ...powers. It seems to me that the only agency of the State that understands criminal investigations is the only agency that has been undertaking criminal investigations for the past century and that is An Garda Síochána. Why is there no dedicated stand-alone division in An Garda Síochána which alone is charged with investigating all white-collar crimes, executing all...