Results 41-60 of 97 for garda speaker:Michael Collins

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Michael Collins: I wish the Minister the very best in her role. I commend the work which An Garda Síochána has done in west Cork, from the chief superintendent down to every individual garda, in putting people first. Community policing has been at its best, as it should be. I have argued that gardaí who are appointed to an area should reside in that area in order to build a relationship with...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Michael Collins: Community policing has served us well down through the years in west Cork with excellent gardaí such as Damian White and Brigid Hartnett who have been second to none in carrying out their duties and protecting the people they serve. This has not been made easy through the years due to the closure by the previous Fine Gael Government of seven Garda stations in west Cork, namely, those in...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2019)

Michael Collins: ...and Australia and 30 states in the US. We need to step up to the plate and stop innocent children who have rare conditions suffering more than they already do. I commend the stellar work that An Garda Síochána is doing in taking illegal drugs off our streets. Almost weekly we hear of high-profile drug seizures. It is my understanding that if a child is over the age of...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Collins: ...in filling pot holes in west Cork. Now we want real investment. Surely this is the time for it. Does the Government have any vision for west Cork? There are many other issues. I welcome the extra funding for the Garda, but will the Garda stations the Government closed be reopened? I am referring to the Garda stations in Goleen, Adrigole, Ballinacarrige and Ballinspittle. The...

Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: I am happy to speak briefly on the Bill. I very much welcome some parts of what is in the Bill. Any measures that are introduced to strengthen co-operation between the Garda and general law enforcement should be welcome at all costs. The need for good relations between An Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland is as necessary as ever given the uncertainty that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: In the programme for Government it was promised to reopen six Garda stations to redress some of the damage done by the previous Fine Gael-Labour Party Government through Garda station closures. In February Fine Gael MEPs, Oireachtas Members and local councillors were falling over themselves in Bandon, County Cork following the Minister’s announcement that Ballinspittle Garda station...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Indemnity: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Michael Collins: ..., the community employment scheme, Tús, JobPath and HSE schemes. The witnesses are familiar with such schemes. Some of our members are also working on Tidy Towns initiatives. Between insurance and Garda vetting, it is becoming more and more difficult. The witnesses can see this. I am sure they hear about it from people. It needs to be taken on board here today that people are...

Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Collins: ...not recovered is a harrowing situation for anyone to be in and an extremely painful time. Sadly, this situation is more common than people realise. The records of the missing persons bureau of An Garda Síochána show that almost 26 people are reported missing every day and more than 9,000 people are typically reported as missing to the Garda every year. With God's help, some of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Taxis and Rural Transport Programme: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: ...town, go home and leave Paddy there for an hour or two and then come back and collect him again. I presume it will be a fiver a whip or something like that. How is Johnny going to do that? He will have to be Garda vetted and I presume he will have to have some special type of insurance. Will ordinary car insurance do? Will he get a once-off grant? That would sort the issue for this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: ...service. The NTA will give operators some grant aid. We are talking about a seven-seat or eight-seat vehicle. It will have to be wheelchair accessible. The providers will obviously have to be Garda vetted. There will have to be insurance. That is a significant issue for any operator trying to run a business. The NTA will pay the operator monthly payments. First he or she has to buy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: ...their cars running by night but they cannot get employees because of what is involved in getting a licence. Let us say the operator is based in Skibbereen. One of the first questions a candidate will be asked is where the Garda station in Mitchelstown is. In the name of God, that is irrelevant. It is total madness to bring up a question like that. A driver's satnav will take him or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in the reopening of Ballinspittle Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49979/18]

Juvenile Crime: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2019)

Michael Collins: ...and various areas of west Cork, we have a certain level of youth crime. Overall we have a very honest community of proactive youths in west Cork. In saying that, I commend the work of the gardaí. One initiative in west Cork is the Garda youth awards which encourage and gives recognition to the positive actions of our youth in local communities. I had the pleasure of attending the...

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Collins: I will start by citing an article from the website, thejournal.ie.Ireland really is in the dark ages, and rural Ireland even further behind that. No transportation links, no garda stations, terrible roads, [now no post offices and no pubs but, in particular] no broadband. All because of where you live. Rural people are forgotten about, because we obviously don’t matter. It saddens...

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Collins: ...Cork, I know only too well the fear and worry caused by rural crime in our communities, especially among isolated people living alone who may be elderly and vulnerable. The prolonged closures of rural Garda stations are without doubt the biggest contributor to the fear that exists around this issue. The role of gardaí in rural Garda station is very important in crime prevention....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2018)

Michael Collins: Previously a garda would tell a person to drop in to the Garda station and produce his or her licence. Could we have a proper debate on the issue? Will the Taoiseach stand by those law-abiding people and not allow the changes to go ahead?

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Michael Collins: In Ireland, the following activities are not legal under the age of 18 years: joining the Army or Garda Síochána; entering into a legally binding contract; registering to vote; changing name by deed poll without parental consent; leaving home without parental consent; getting teeth whitened without parental consent; or using a sunbed without parental consent. Despite that, and...

Brexit: Motion (21 Nov 2018)

Michael Collins: ..., cafes, restaurants, hairdressers, petrol stations and an insurance office in Bantry. Even today the blood pressure clinic in Bantry closed. In addition we have seen the continued closure of Garda stations such as the Garda station in Ballinspittle. Those are all vital services for rural communities, and without them we are seeing a very serious situation develop in rural areas...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: ...people of Ireland when the damage an increase would have done was explained. This is a positive day for transportation businesses and for anyone running a can or van. I acknowledge this. I welcome the increase in the Garda budget of €60 million, allowing for recruitment of 800 extra gardaí, but we need to know exactly the breakdown of how this extra €60 million will...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: ..., if an insurance claim is taken to court and the evidence presented shows it to be fraudulent, the Director of Public Prosecutions needs to prosecute these fraudsters. There is an opportunity here for the Garda and an insurance fraud squad to be employed to investigate these fraudsters. It is high time we stopped allowing these fraudulent claims to continue. I have not seen this...