Results 21-40 of 82 for garda speaker:Victor Boyhan

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...the marine aspect. What is interesting, having looked back at the press clippings on this as well as at research provided by the Oireachtas Library and Research Service, is that there were many calls for the Garda Commissioner to act on the Lacey report. While that is very interesting, I do not intend to get into who said what because it is not appropriate to do so today. Accusations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Welfare: My Lovely Horse Animal Rescue (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...it, I ask our guests not to go back over it. I was speaking in the Seanad and I apologise for just arriving. There was an issue with a certain amount of reluctance on the part of members of An Garda Síochána, who said they did not have the expertise when they were challenged with issues around this. There were also conflicts with people involved in cruelty or abandonment of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (30 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...I was somewhat sceptical about it, but what it has done with the State land bank database is phenomenal. At last, we are now seeing a database with a master mapping system of State lands, be it owned by An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces, the HSE and transport and marine agencies. That is important in order that we will get good land use. I know the Minister of State is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...harbour port companies are presiding over massive dereliction of viable and nice property in major areas where people would want to live and do business. We have the Office of Public Works. There are two Garda stations in close proximity to me, in Dalkey and Kill of the Grange, that have been empty for nine and ten years. We know there needs to be co-ordination on issues. We need to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...issues around all of that. Of course, we are aware of the toxicity in terms of the seed and the flower and the restrictions, and how do we destroy the flowers of hemp. I refer to the role of the Garda Síochána in terms of licensing and permits. Of course, there is an element of all that seeping out, and there are problems. There are many people growing cannabis in Ireland,...

Seanad: Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Jan 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...of the GDPR issues of concern. That is serious. Some of the key points that the Commissioner identified were that there was no precision in terms of the cameras, no joint controller agreements with An Garda Síochána, and no legal basis for the automatic number plate recognition, ANPR. That was just one issue of concern. I know that Senators have spoken about illegal dumping....

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...referred to the joint committee's substantial report on the industry.Within days of that being published, we had an incident in Kildare which I will not go into for various reasons. Revenue and An Garda Síochána are involved and there are serious questions and an ongoing investigation. The Minister and all of us know about it. There is an element of speculation so it is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...was much negative comment in the media and subsequently we had the Monasterevin case about which I do not propose to talk. The Minister is right that it is an issue for Revenue, the investigating personnel and An Garda Síochána but again it raised very serious concerns. The paper does not always refuse ink. We do not know how much of the story reported in public is true or...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Deputy Leader to the House and welcome her setting out her draft Order of Business for today. I concur with Senator Dooley on his comments about a designated policing unit in An Garda Síochána for transport. I will not elaborate much more on it because I have an amendment to that effect and look forward to Senator Dooley's support and engagement as we discuss the...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 1: To insert the following paragraph under "calls on the Government to:" "- collaborate with An Garda Síochána, the NTA and public transport stakeholders to establish a dedicated Transport Policing Unit on the public transport network;".

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...speak to the amendment in particular. I have no difficulty with any of the contents of the motion, but the amendment seeks to insert into the body of the motion the phrase "collaborate with An Garda Síochána, the NTA and public transport stakeholders to establish a dedicated Transport Policing Unit on the public transport network”. I have not specified in the amendment...

Seanad: Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: .... Certainly, I would hope their response can be shared with us between now and the next time this legislation comes back to the House. I also want to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank An Garda Síochána's National Economic Crime Bureau for its continued work, albeit behind the scenes. We do not know much about it but we know it is going on. I thank the unit for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Traffic Offences (31 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...is exceptionally disappointing. I ask the Minister of State to ask the Minister for Transport to consider Operation Enable, an initiative by Louth County Council involving multiple agencies and An Garda Síochána. I will photograph five disabled bays today and send the images to the Minister for Transport, along with a proposal to either amend current legislation or introduce new...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...about trading out. There are by-laws. Who enforces them? Council officials will tell you that they do not want to confront people. I understand that, especially where alcohol is involved. An Garda Síochána does not have the necessary resources and has to maintain a balance. This is all about a balanced approach. It is about people coming out of lockdown. Those people are...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020: Second Stage (17 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: ...a park in Dundrum. He had been beaten to lard by three teenagers because of hate and hate crimes. He did not have his own immigration status regularised and he was told that if he went to the Garda, he would be put out of this country. He was a big, grown man who could have beaten the lard out of the three of them, but he was in fear, and he did not want to get involved. I will wrap up...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (6 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: ...on these matters but the reality is that the Minister is asking us to agree a proposal to extend these measures to 9 June 2021. I want to say at the outset that I fully support the members of An Garda Síochána in their challenging work in policing our communities but I also support the citizens, the greatest watchdogs of our communities, and their role in assisting An Garda...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2020)

Victor Boyhan: ...is now an onus and a responsibility on such a person - he or she may be a Member of the Oireachtas, a member of the Judiciary or a member of the public - to report it to the appropriate authorities and to assist An Garda Síochána. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, will recall that when I spoke to him last in the House I said I looked forward to this final report being published and...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Oct 2020)

Victor Boyhan: ...be hidden away for another 30 years. I hope that when Mr. Justice Murphy's report is published that it goes to the Cabinet, the Government and the Attorney General. I hope that within days it will go to the Garda Commissioner because he and his staff must also analyse this important document for breaches, criminality or wrongdoing and ensure that people are brought to justice. It is...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: ...Seanad passed resolutions calling on the Minister to have a public inquiry but to date, to great disappointment, there has been no public inquiry. As the Minister knows, it is alleged that there was Garda interference in this case. The criminal justice system has let down the O'Farrell family in this case and it is clear that there are serious failures in the criminal justice system and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: ...as he realised they were minors and, second, because it might affect his status in this country. He was afraid. He was compromised and he did not feel he would be given a sympathetic ear by An Garda Síochána. That is not to suggest that that is true. Confidence in our policing is terribly important. The Traveller and Roma communities and diverse other groups must have...