Results 21-40 of 80 for garda speaker:Maurice Quinlivan

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Bodies (10 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...commencement of the authority. Can we have an update on that? As chair of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, I appreciate I got a letter from the Tánaiste telling me the Garda has committed a staffing allocation for the new authority, increasing from seven to 16. The Minister might give us a timeframe for when the Department's recruitment drive will be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (2 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...fairness, the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, unlike her predecessor, listened to what we were saying and committed to take an action. Action duly followed with the initiation of the joint Garda-Limerick City and County Council operation, namely, Operation Copóg. This combined operation has had some impact, with numerous arrest and seizures over the past 12 months. The...

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...It is welcome that such a unit will be trialed in Limerick later in 2022. The scheme will allow for the triaging of contacts relating to mental health by a professional team of paramedics through An Garda and mental health services. I welcome that very much and I welcome this discussion. Sinn Féin will not be found wanting in supporting the Government if and when it treats youth...

Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...be the clarion call to all of us, particularly men and boys, as we go about our daily lives. As a society and as legislators we must do more to end this scourge. Recent figures provided by the Garda in Limerick show that in the Limerick Garda division there was a year-on-year increase of 21% in reported domestic abuse incidents. Ashling Murphy's death united a nation in grief. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (9 Dec 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...for his response. I really appreciate it. The only concern I have is with regard to the third and fourth quarter of 2022 and I hope it will be done sooner than this. People in Limerick, the Garda Síochána and people who will be involved in this will not be found wanting in delivering the service, which I genuinely believe will be a game changer for many people who find...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: .... This is a technical Bill that deals with the introduction of a new operational model. There are several technical and terminology changes that are necessary and should be supported. The new Garda operating model requires that some specific commitments that are crucially important are adhered to, that is, an increase in the number of gardaí on front-line duties and the creation...

Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...this House for their vigorous analysis of this topic, on which we had long discussions. One of the recommendations the committee made, which merits further consideration, is the suggestion that non-Garda staff who have expert skills be allowed to attend interviews. This would, in certain circumstances, allow additional knowledge and skills to be available during an interview. I...

Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...I will make some comments on this new Bill, which I welcome and support. The basic intention of the Bill is to prohibit the sale or advertisement of tickets above selling price. It outlines the powers that can be used by An Garda Síochána and the penalties for a breach of this Bill’s provisions. It outlines information that must be provided by primary and secondary...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: ..., large quantities of illegal drugs are still finding a way into our communities, causing havoc, and mandatory sentencing has not acted as a major deterrent to this activity. I commend the Garda on making such a large seizure of drugs, cocaine in particular. There has been a step change in the Garda response to drug dealing in the past number of weeks in my city and I urge the Garda...

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...to him before and to the Minister for Justice. I have also raised it with the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste. It needs urgent intervention from the Government with additional resources from An Garda Síochána, the Criminal Assets Bureau, the Courts Service, Limerick City and County Council and other agencies. This is an older, very settled housing estate with many wonderful...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Corporate Governance (17 Dec 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...has been, in the main, conducted via electronic means. I am concerned that if we establish the authority and give it the necessary statutory power, but we fail to enhance support to the related Garda divisions and other agencies or authorities involved in tackling economic crime, the impact of this change could be negligible. The establishment of the authority is an important part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (15 Dec 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 450. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to each Garda station in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43242/20]

Prohibition of Sulky-Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...years later talking about the same problems. At least 1,120 wandering or stray horses have been collected in Limerick since 2015. Most of them, unfortunately, end up being euthanised. This is a waste of Garda and council resources, as well as time and money. From a response which I got from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to a previous parliamentary question, I know...

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...Revenue Commissioners and different offices in Limerick who are working from their homes cannot work properly because of the noise scramblers cause. We need to have proper legislation on this because local gardaí will tell us they are instructed by their senior officers not to chase young fellows on bikes. The Minister referenced that herself and she can understand why that is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...about drugs, said, "We have more intelligence than we can act on." I have been a member of the Limerick JPC for more than ten years and I have never heard such a blunt statement from such a senior garda. This is a startling statement. The local drugs gang in my city, unfortunately, is working 24-7 dealing its filth across our communities. It is giving the two fingers to everybody. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (1 Oct 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...of State a Limerick estate which I do not wish to name publicly but which needs urgent intervention from the Minister of State with support from the Minister’s Department of Justice and Equality, the Garda Síochána, and additional resources from the Criminal Assets Bureau, Limerick County Council and other agencies. I wish to focus my comments on that one estate in...

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...issues, of which the Minister will be well aware. There was a Government intervention in the mid-2000s when a drugs war was costing lives and deprivation was rampant. While we had a robust Garda response at that time which put a lid on drug dealing and drug violence, the regeneration plans and promised reinvestment did not deliver in many areas of my home city out of deprivation....

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...accepted. We also introduced the Organisation of Working Time (Workers Rights and Bogus Self-Employment) (Amendment) Bill 2019. That Bill, if enacted, would have extended workers' rights to members of An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces. These moves, at the time, would have been particularly important. As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle mentioned, last year we heard from a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Substance Misuse (8 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 905. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time it takes for suspected drugs seized by An Garda Síochána to be analysed at Forensic Science Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21448/20]

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...out and about, so I commend all those staff who have been out and about and doing the best they can in difficult circumstances. There was good news from Limerick this morning. It saw the largest Garda raid in the State this year, with 60 houses and other premises raided in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary. A number of drug seizures and arrests were made, which we welcome. I commend the...