Results 41-60 of 82 for garda speaker:Victor Boyhan

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I will speak about An Garda Síochána in the context of these matters. I acknowledge that some Garda associations have expressed disappointment with the decision made by the Government not to extend trade union status to them, but the Minister has made it clear that there are serious issues with national security and the special...

Seanad: Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion (13 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: ...;il voted in favour of a public inquiry and, to date, no public inquiry has been commenced. That is the kernel of the concerns of the O'Farrell family here today. It is alleged that there has been Garda interference in this case. I will never use my privilege in this House to make allegations that I cannot personally substantiate but I can say it is alleged that there has been Garda...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...politics, but the bottom line is that people are under pressure and want to deliver. There is a common belief that there will be an election in two or three months and, therefore, people must build Garda stations here, community centres there, health facilities somewhere else and deliver on all the promises, but they will not deliver on all the promises because the promises were not...

Seanad: The Transfer of Functions of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: Statements (3 Oct 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...saddle Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, with which he is extremely familiar, with this? He constantly sent out newsletters about his wonderful Glenalbyn pool but he did not get his pool or his Garda station. The Minister is running; he is panicking. He does not want lose his seat but he is motivated by the wrong things. He is attacking the wrong people and is not supporting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...develop imaginative partnerships. I do not have a problem with partnerships. We just want homes built. We have a crisis. It is deeply dividing people and society. We talk about reclaiming the city and members of the Garda have advised me that they believe there will be more of these events. People are angry. We must understand they are angry and we must empathise and sympathise with...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...GRECO report? If he is, can he make it available in advance of the debate on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill next week? I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the new Garda Commissioner designate, the PSNI deputy chief constable, Drew Harris, on his appointment. It is a very imaginative appointment. I wish him well. I wish to take this opportunity to...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I understand that 200 new Garda recruits will be passing out on Friday. That is good news and it is to be welcomed. It is the beginning of an increase in the membership of An Garda Síochána, which must also be welcomed. When the Minister makes his announcement at the passing out ceremony on Friday it is important for him to provide greater clarity in terms of what stations are to...

Seanad: Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...met by the nuns in a van at the concourse in the airport in Boston and off they went. The air hostess thought they were doing a really good day's work. I told her to do me a favour and go to her nearest Garda station to talk about it because it is an important link to somebody. We know the approximate dates. People sent children from institutions to America. I lived with children with...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...and Auditor General; (f) the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; (g) the Office of the Ombudsman; (h) the Houses of the Oireachtas Service; (i) the Courts Service; (j) a local authority; (k) the Health Service Executive; (l) the Garda Síochána; (m) the Garda Síochána Inspectorate; (n) the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; (o) the...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...Protection Bill that will come before us, which is a really important piece of work. I am also mindful of the fact that Tusla would come under the designation of what are called public bodies. An Garda Síochána, the HSE and Tusla are three that come to mind that hold an awful lot of sensitive information about citizens. Because they are public bodies under the legislation...

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...on 21 February 2018. It is a short Bill, as he said, that seeks to alter the current position that had the effect of barring an external candidate aged over 55 years from applying for the position of Garda Commissioner. That raises serious concerns and is something of which I was not aware. I do not know how that arrangement was allowed sit for so long. It is extraordinary. Let us be...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (8 Feb 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...issues. I am aware of the subtle difference in the public authorities as defined in the legislation, which definition includes Ministers, Departments, regional assemblies, local authorities, An Garda Síochána and persons holding office established by statute. Are we saying those holding very sensitive information will not be subject to monetary sanctions? Will there be no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...which members of the Minister's party, members of other parties and people not affiliated to a party mobilised huge groups of people. I recall one case in respect of an addition to a mast on top of a Garda station on Tubbermore Road in Dalkey. I can understand the reasons and the concerns. Health is a huge issue in respect of telecommunications. Guidelines with regard to schools are...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment to have the Minister for Justice and Equality brought here. I also wish to discuss the policing issue. It will affect many major urban centres, particularly Dublin. Gardaí went home yesterday distraught, annoyed and frustrated at the fact that their work regarding the security of the State and its citizens would be compromised. Garda sources have told me that...

Seanad: Justice Matters: Statements (22 Nov 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...said, critically, that last Monday she confirmed to the Taoiseach that neither she nor the Department of Justice and Equality "had any hand, act or part" in the legal approach or strategy of the former Garda Commissioner. I accept that because this is a matter of accepting people. Nobody comes in here to this House to deliberately mislead us. Let us accept those who come before us. If...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2017: Motion (26 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...Minister of State. I ask that he bears in mind what we were trying to do. There is a requirement that people are trained in ways to deal with sensitive matters related to crime, be they members of An Garda Síochána or whatever. A judicial council Bill is coming and it would be important to include a requirement to provide legal training on the area of sexual assault be it the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (27 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...the following subparagraphs after subparagraph (ii):“(iii) by any person over the age of 18 in any case to which this Part applies, in which that person has made a statement in prerecorded form to An Garda Síochána while under the age of 18, unless the court sees good reason to the contrary; and (iv) by any person over the age of 18 in any other case to which this Part...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (27 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...No. 41:In page 37, after line 32, to insert the following: “Reporting on training provided 36.Within 60 days after the end of each calendar year those responsible for the training within An Garda Síochána, the Ombudsman Commission, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Irish Prison Service, the Court Service, the Bar of Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland and the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...insert the following:"(ii) by the insertion of the following words after "the relevant offence": "or was under 18 years of age at the time that he or she made a formal statement to a member of An Garda Síochána in respect of a relevant offence,". The rationale behind this amendment is the fact that this Bill does not include any universal right to give evidence by video link for...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...a great deal of thought. That point is worth saying. It is worth recapping this amendment. It is proposed that where a victim of an alleged offence has been assessed under section 14 and the Garda Síochána or the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, as the case may be, has identified specific protection needs relating to the victim, which are special measures within...