Results 41-60 of 197 for garda speaker:Bríd Smith

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Bríd Smith: ...and trolleys filling up, and the Covid cases will continue to increase. I have just read the speech the Minister, Deputy McEntee, gave in support of this legislation. She mentions the four Es the Garda has been using: engage, educate, encourage and enforce as a final resort. That is fine, but I am afraid what we are doing today is panicking and trying to turn four Es into four Fs. I...

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: ...every aspect of this Government's, and previous Governments’, attitude to services that are needed at local level. The Minister is shaking her head but she has to answer many questions as to why the Garda does not respond to calls by members of the community, gardaí are never seen on the streets and gardaí do not respond despite repeated calls to Garda stations, both...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (24 Jun 2020)

Bríd Smith: ...by jury, which is one of the greatest rights won by democracies. It replaces normal rules on evidence and the right to remain silent. It allows for citizens to be jailed for years on the word of a senior Garda, based on no other evidence than his or her opinion. It bequeaths a frightening arbitrary power to the forces of the State that are, in reality, unaccountable and unelected. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (16 Jun 2020)

Bríd Smith: 343. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the ethnic diversity of An Garda Síochána, specifically the policy of recruitment of persons from Middle Eastern and Arabic backgrounds; and the number of such persons currently in the force. [10887/20]

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

Bríd Smith: ...some nasty people who wield a lot of power to intimidate not just these children and their families but the entire community. Dr. Connolly also discussed in his report the under-reporting to the Garda from within these communities. He interviewed people and much of the reason for that under-reporting is down to a disbelief that anything will change or happen. I honestly believe that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (3 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána keep a specific record of attacks and violence against sex workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49766/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (3 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given by his Department or An Garda Síochána to provide supports and or a dedicated liaison officer for sex workers to report on violence against them without fear of subsequently being prosecuted under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the...

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: ...centres were to be opened in the past few months. Across rural Ireland, in particular, resources have been depleted, particularly for medical care services, schools, bus services, post offices and the Garda. People living in rural Ireland feel abandoned. Direct provision centres, crucially, are being opened without on-site medical services being available. The Minister asked for ideas...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (15 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: ...ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason documents confiscated from a person (details supplied) have not been either returned to the person or released to a member of An Garda Síochána. [42116/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (25 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: ...and Social Protection the reason the JobPath provider Seetec is issuing notices to jobseekers detailing its policy on tackling radicalism; if jobseekers have been referred to her Department or An Garda Síochána in respect of same; the number of claimants that have been sanctioned or interviewed on foot of the concerns of Seetec relating to potential radicalisation risks; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Witness Protection Programme (11 Jun 2019)

Bríd Smith: ...16 May 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the information (details supplied) was previously sent to his office by email on 1 March 2019; and if he will follow up this matter with An Garda Síochána and ensure that contact is made with the person. [23794/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (14 May 2019)

Bríd Smith: ...by the Ministers. Their great concern for equality of opportunity for the people of rural areas is quite astounding when the Government has just closed down many rural post offices. How many Garda stations were closed during the years of austerity and not reopened? How many villages and towns throughout rural areas have been disconnected from bus services? When this was happening, it...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (11 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 99. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to grant access to An Garda Síochána and other representative groups in the Defence Forces or those that represent retired employees access to the industrial relations machinery of the State under the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16989/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (12 Mar 2019)

Bríd Smith: ...was approved into the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation with no scoping exercise. In March 2014, there was approval for a commission of investigation into the recording of phone conversations in Garda stations with no scoping exercise beforehand either. Why is Mr. O'Farrell's death being treated so differently despite a two thirds majority in this House clearly indicating a wish for such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (30 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: ...ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with the family of a person (details supplied) killed in a hit and run incident to discuss concerns regarding the conduct of Garda investigations into the case and their request for a public inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4379/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (29 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: 13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider new legislation or new regulations to prevent members of An Garda Síochána from retiring when they are subject to an ongoing investigation into their conduct in view of recent cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49789/18]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: We are still facing a situation where a senior garda had threatened a Member of-----

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: ...that is wholesale in the places where we live. We should not penalise people who use them. We should look to absorb it into the culture. We are talking about how we change the culture of the Garda following last week's report. We should also look at how we change the culture in our communities to make it better, healthier and more inclusive of everybody.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tribunals of Inquiry Reports (17 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: In fairness, most of the focus so far has been on Taylor and Callinan. Far more needs to be done for public accountability as regards the actions of gardaí at all ranks and all levels. My confidence in the new Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was fairly shaky in the beginning given his record in dealing with the historical legacy in Northern Ireland but also given that his first public...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tribunals of Inquiry Reports (17 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: 4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he plans to take to ensure accountability and transparency in An Garda Síochána on foot of the Charleton report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42707/18]