Results 21-40 of 285 for garda speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (18 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has any plans to establish a statutory compensation scheme for prison officers similar to the compensation scheme that is in place for members of An Garda Síochána who sustain personal injuries in the performance of their duties which helps affected gardaí get support for their recovery and compensates them for their...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ..., the Revenue Commissioners”. This amendment is straightforward enough. It provides that not only shall an employer not penalise or threaten penalisation against a worker for making a complaint to a member of An Garda Síochána or the Minister that a provision of this Bill is not being complied with, but they shall not threaten to penalise or penalise an employee for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Correspondence (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ...Department has taken concerning this correspondence; if he will outline Enterprise Ireland's policy on funding companies which have been reported for fraud to the relevant State agencies, including the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57982/22]

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (17 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ...up should encourage people to use public transport but they will not use it if it is not safe. Nobody is going to get on the bus, DART or Luas unless they feel safe. That requires a dedicated Garda presence. For many years we have called for a plan to reimagine and repurpose Dublin city and for similar plans to be delivered for towns and cities throughout the country. I call on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (8 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the establishment of an online portal, in light of Assistant Garda Commissioner Paula Hillman's comments to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice meeting on 4 October 2022 that she and senior members of An Garda Síochána support the creation of an online portal for members of the public to efficiently upload...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (8 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 834. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the establishment of an online portal, in light of Assistant Garda Commissioner Paula Hilman's comments to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice meeting on 4 October 2022 that she and senior members of An Garda Síochána support the creation of an online portal for members of the public to...

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: .... The applicant heard nothing, despite repeated attempts at contact - up to 100 times a day was not unusual. On 18 May, an email was received saying that the Passport Office could not contact the Garda station and the applicant would have to resubmit, even though the applicant had been told that the documentation had moved to the next stage. This is what is driving people mad. Their...

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ...the opportunity to speak to this important legislation. The Bill contains many provisions that are very important from a workers' rights perspective. We should never forget that members of the Garda are workers. They do a very tough job, made more difficult by the fact they work in an environment that has been under-resourced for a long time. When we are thinking about Garda members as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to establish an appeals process within the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. [23568/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to establish an external complaints procedure for reviews made by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. [23569/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ...numbers of Malahide residents. They are very concerned about a sudden spike in antisocial behaviour in the village and surrounding areas. This happened before, and a very increased and visible Garda presence really helped in the resolution of it. I draw the Tánaiste's attention to two tweets from the Minister with responsibility for housing on 10 and 26 May last year. On 10 May...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...to restricted membership undertakings, RMUs, that is, where a person is a member of a scheme by virtue of the fact that they are married to someone in a particular type of employment, such as the Garda. I am not specifically referring to the Garda medical aid but that is one example. If someone is married to a member of An Garda Síochána they are covered under their spouse's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (23 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that members of the public who travelled abroad during lockdown for essential medical treatment are now being issued with fines by An Garda Síochána for non-essential travel (details supplied); if there is an appeals process available to these persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57140/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (17 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...I know what she can and cannot do. What I am asking her this morning is to give consideration to the needs of the people I represent in Swords and the surrounding area, specifically in relation to Garda resources. While I understand the Minister does not get into the details of resourcing, there are a number of issues I want to bring to her attention that I hope she might be able to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (17 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I join the Minister in commending the work of An Garda Síochána throughout Covid, in Swords and across the State. She is bang on; its members did a fantastic job. I want to return to the issue. There is a difference, and Minister and I both know this, between being safe and feeling safe. I do not want anyone to panic but people do not feel safe and that is a concern to me,...

Organisation of Working Time (Workers' Rights and Bogus Self-Employment) (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (7 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 to prohibit the practice of designating employment as self-employment; to bring the Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and doctors in training under the protection of the Act; to limit the race to the bottom on workers’ rights by extending elements of the Act to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...of the service provision, etc. I would be grateful if Ms Farrelly would pass that on to the staff. We cannot ignore the elephant in the room which is the recent issue raised by members of An Garda Síochána, some members of local authorities and myself last night on the floor of the Dáil, with regard to consumption of alcohol outdoors. I do not believe any person in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...serve alcohol, not in their own private spaces because I know that is covered by section 254, but in the public realm? Is she confident that without having to exercise discretion, members of the Garda can leave people alone so long as there are no public order incidents and that the people in Skerries, Balbriggan, Swords, Rush, Lusk or wherever they happen to be can have a glass of wine...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...who are fighting really hard to save their businesses and workers who want their jobs to survive this, are getting. They are getting mixed messages. They deserve some clarity, as do members of An Garda Síochána who are being asked to police this. They are not being given sufficient guidance by the Government on the issue. As I stated, I raised this issue with the Tánaiste...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: What is happening at the moment is very much amateur hour stuff from the Government. The Garda issued a statement and then we had the Minister for Justice tweeting about it. The information she gave was not accurate and needs to be corrected. The message was very clear from the Government that we will have an outdoor summer. Restaurateurs and pub owners knew what that meant. We all...