Results 101-104 of 104 for garda speaker:Danny Healy-Rae

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2016)

Danny Healy-Rae: ...an office one day per week to sign on for the past seven or eight weeks. He is being treated the same way as a person who stabbed someone, is on remand, has been granted bail and has to visit a Garda station two or three times a week to sign on or be seen. The person to whom I referred has been told he will have to appear in the office for 52 weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2016)

Danny Healy-Rae: ...and cities do not have as much interest in this issue or they may not experience as many problems as members from rural areas. As Deputies Michael Collins and Ó Cuív stated, it is vital that the Garda engage with people in communities. Much of this engagement has been lost in rural parts of County Kerry. My village of Kilgarvan had a Garda station until a couple of years ago...

Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2016)

Danny Healy-Rae: ...is gone, and they cannot have a couple of drinks and drive home because of our stringent laws. I asked for a two-tier system where those in rural areas would be allowed get a permit through the Garda to drive on certain roads after having two or, maybe, two and a half pints. That was not entertained by the previous Government and I do not think this Government is interested in it either....

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2016 (Resumed) (22 Jun 2016)

Danny Healy-Rae: I want to highlight what has happened in my neck of the woods, in Sneem and Lauragh. Sneem, which always had two gardaí and a sergeant, is reduced to a part-time garda who is only available for an hour now and then. At certain times of the year the population of Sneem trebles and more, with an influx of visitors from all over the world. Lauragh Garda station was closed down two...