Results 21-40 of 161 for garda speaker:Lisa Chambers

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...Minister please expand on how the priorities will be established? Will they be done in consultation with anybody? Is it a matter for the Department or is it one for the Minister, working with the Garda Commissioner and the board, or A.N. Other. If we could get some details as to the priorities in terms of the relevance and how this would work in respect of section 68(3)(b) of the Bill,...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: On the appointment of the deputy Garda Commissioner role, an issue arose a month ago regarding the recruitment process for that role and this is an opportunity to raise it. I acknowledge we are talking about it in the context of a process but is information on the status of that recruitment process available? It speaks to a broader conversation about the role of deputy Garda Commissioner,...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: .... I also understand the need to let the process take its course. On the recruitment process and the applications having closed, can the Minister inform the House as to whether any senior members of An Garda Síochána have applied for that position? I agree entirely that those working in the security sphere within An Garda Síochána take their role seriously and I am...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: The Minister asked where the gap is. I was not suggesting that she put into primary legislation something to the effect that somebody from An Garda Síochána should be appointed, although that is what I think. We have to consider people serving in our police force for the head of intelligence. The reason we had this conversation in the Chamber is that if ever this were to be...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: Section 52 deals with the Garda Reserve. While I have no difficulty with the section, I should point out that the potential of the Garda Reserve has been raised a number of times in the House, in particular, by Senator McDowell. In the context of the challenges we face in recruiting and retaining gardaí for many reasons, we are working to improve the lot of trainees and getting more...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: I want to take this opportunity to talk about the admission of trainees, which is dealt with under this section. Somebody close to me has recently gone through the process of applying to join the Garda. They have gone through the fitness test, the interviews and all that goes with that. It was quite a lengthy process. It started at the beginning of this year and that person is still...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...It sounds like a fantastic toolkit. He spoke about the inclusivity of the school. It was a proud moment for him to attend the school on that occasion. Senator Currie spoke about issues pertaining to the justice Minister and the Garda. The motion she referenced is a matter for the other House. I concur with the Senator’s remarks that accountability is required across the board...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...by Senator Boylan and Senator Wall in regard to Niall Hodgins interview last night on "Prime Time". The information he put on the record last night is that there was no plan last Thursday and that Garda members responded to each other's WhatsApp messages. The Garda Commissioner is before the justice committee today at 1.30 p.m. I am sure he will be questioned robustly by members of that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...unified and call for a permanent ceasefire, first, to get aid into Palestine and also to bring an end to the killing. Unity is our greatest strength, not division. Senator Craughwell raised the deputy Garda commissioner role – the head of intelligence. He knows my views on this. I am 100% in agreement with him. It is right and proper that the head of intelligence in this State,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...running down Nassau Street; it was remarkable. I want to pay tribute - and I will have a chance to do so more fully tomorrow during the Fine Gael Private Members' motion - to the members of An Garda Síochána who were on the streets that night and who responded to the call to back up their colleagues who were in trouble. Whatever about the rest of us on the streets, it must have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...careful with that. It would be very easy to click on that without realising because it looks and sounds legitimate. People need to be aware these days, particularly around this time of year. The Garda says that there are more online scams of this nature at this time of year because more of us are shopping online and we are on our phones a bit more. We need to be as vigilant as ever on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...ten minutes and time may be shared, all the Senators not to exceed five minutes and time may be shared, and the Minister to be given no less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; and No. 2, Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 – Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage, to be taken at 5.15 p.m. and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2023)

Lisa Chambers: The Order of Business is No. 1, Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to adjourn at 2.45 p.m., if not previously concluded; No. 2, Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023 - all Stages, to be taken at 3 p.m., with the proceedings thereon, if not previously concluded, to be brought to a...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...of Fórsa to our Gallery, who are here for the debate. I want to put on the record correspondence I received from a lady in Castlebar, who I will not name on the record, but she is a civilian garda and works in the Garda Information Services Centre in Michael Davitt House in Castlebar. She wanted to discuss the concerns around this legislation. She said she works as a garda civilian...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...the Defence Forces being a constitutional force and that there is a duty on Government to support the Defence Forces. We will request a debate with the Minister on that. Senator Maria Byrne welcomed the Garda station for Castletroy. There have been challenges in that area over a longer period. It is great to see that acknowledge and I hope it will be delivered without much delay....

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements (27 Sep 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...of mobile telephones and being under the influence of drugs or alcohol play a role in some of the accidents and fatalities we are seeing. We need to tackle that. The road traffic division of An Garda Síochána does a lot of work in that respect. We all want to get more serious about this issue. The RSA probably needs additional resources to deal with it. There is a lot of...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Lisa Chambers: Fianna Fáil has decided to use its Private Members' time to focus on crime, policing and the area of justice in the country. The direction in which policing is going and the state in which An Garda Síochána is currently is of genuine concern to us. Just today, we had Central Statistics Office, CSO, crime figures that show homicide is up 31%, robbery is up 20% and sexual...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, motion regarding the appointment of An Coimisinéir Teanga, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1, without debate; and No. 3, Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 - Second Stage, to be taken at 4 p.m., with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, those of...

Seanad: Appointment to Policing Authority: Motion (4 Jul 2023)

Lisa Chambers: I move: That Seanad Éireann recommends, pursuant to section 62C(7) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, that Jane Mulcahy be appointed by the Government to be a member of the Policing Authority.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...remarks of the Minister not to exceed six minutes, all Senators not to exceed six minutes, and the Minister to be given no less than six minutes to reply to the debate; No. 3, statements on the Garda Reserve, to be taken at 2.30 p.m. and to conclude no later than 3.30 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the opening contribution of the Minister not to exceed six minutes, all Senators...