Results 21-40 of 46 for garda speaker:Paul Gavan

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister of State. Sinn Féin will support this Bill, which repeals and replaces the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Acts 1941 and 1945, which are the basis for dealing with Garda compensation claims. The main aim of the Bill is to provide a new compensation scheme for malicious injuries, including fatal injury inflicted upon gardaí in the course of their...

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 11: In page 5, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: "Power of member of Garda Síochána to give direction 5. (1) Where a member of the Garda Síochána finds a person in a public place and suspects, with reasonable cause, that such person— (a) intends to breach any of the provisions of sections 3 or 4 of this Act, (b) is about...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (9 Feb 2022)

Paul Gavan: ...women who are brutalised by their husbands or partners and how they are let down by the State when it comes to protecting them or effectively prosecuting their abusers. I suggest that the leadership of An Garda Síochána and the Judiciary watch this programme and, in particular, address those issues where much more can be done to help those women caught in a violent and, in many...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jan 2022)

Paul Gavan: ..., but it ensured the man was not left on the streets of Kilkenny. It liaised with the relevant organisations. I am glad to state the man has accommodation in Dublin while applying, with the Garda, to be recognised as a victim of human trafficking. We have to have a separate conversation on human trafficking, but I want to recognise today that Kilkenny County Council, in fairness to it,...

Seanad: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: ...between two and five members. I would like to hear the Minister of State's response on that matter. One of the recommendations the committee made that 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....

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Paul Gavan: ...by way of resolution to one occurrence with further extensions requiring an amendment to the primary legislation, but that is not good enough. Whether for mandatory quarantine, travel restrictions, Garda powers, offences, Covid-19 certs for travel or hospitality, or other restrictions generally, there has been a total lack of accountability to the Oireachtas by the Minister for Health.We...

Seanad: Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Jul 2021)

Paul Gavan: ...of the court order. Evictions are not the only circumstances where security personnel are used. It can also be in the context of vehicles and business premises, for example. No-one is above the law. At all times An Garda Síochána must be the legal authority and protect those who face aggressive and threatening behaviour from security firms.

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Paul Gavan: ...seating area. Section 2 makes it clear there will be no drinks sold in the seating area. Of course, this is to ensure there is no so-called "takeaway pints" facility. The section also allows for the Garda to object to a licence being renewed if this section is not complied with. I am concerned about the powers given to the Garda in section 3 to charge people with an offence. These...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Abortion Services (7 May 2021)

Paul Gavan: ...legislation in place to protect them and to protect patients." That statement was not correct. The protesters to whom I am referring are in violation of lockdown rules, but according to the Garda, not of public order rules. We need to see and pass the legislation. I look forward to a response.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Sep 2020)

Paul Gavan: ...Covid-19. Again, I will not hold my breath for the Government to line up emergency legislation or a special sitting for those poor people either. This Bill will give additional enforcement powers to gardaí with regard to licensed premises and certain private membership clubs. It has a sunset clause, which as the Minister has said, is essential. It is important to say the vast...

Seanad: Illegal Drugs: Motion (13 Nov 2019)

Paul Gavan: ...regional task forces provide a focal point for the community and community representatives, allowing discussion to take place on drugs issues. They provide a crucial link to tenants' organisations, youth workers, the Garda, statutory agencies, community projects, public representatives and many others. Such interactions help task forces set and identify priorities and help co-ordinate...

Seanad: Illegal Drugs: Motion (13 Nov 2019)

Paul Gavan: ...quickly and effectively to new challenges. We need an inter-agency approach to tackle the drugs problem and, as such, task forces must be supported by State agencies, including the HSE, the Garda and local authorities. Sinn Féin previously called for a dedicated Minister for the national drugs strategy and I repeat that call today. The national drugs strategy is causing a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Paul Gavan: ...six years of age and has access to one hour of school a day. That is what she has been offered. When she asked what she should do when she is in difficulty at home, she was advised to contact the Garda. I welcome that the Minister is here and I welcome the statement he made. It is important for him to acknowledge that his Department has failed children consistently. I join my...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Paul Gavan: The Garda stations were closed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Paul Gavan: ...Bill that deals with powers is really important. At times, the Oireachtas has been guilty of passing Bills that have no teeth. I think this Bill will be very effective but for it to be so, those Garda powers are absolutely essential. The Bill has the potential to transform how one buys tickets and to prevent people from becoming captives of ticket touts. I compliment Deputy Quinlivan...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Fishing Industry (22 May 2018)

Paul Gavan: ...pauses the atypical working scheme. Seven of the 12 cases have been positively identified as suspected victims of trafficking in human beings, with five referrals still under investigation by the Garda National Protective Services Bureau. The number of potential victims identified equates to one in ten of the permits issued over the past 18 months. The Department of Justice and...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2017)

Paul Gavan: .... I raise a specific episode which occurred on Sunday of last week. I regularly attend protests at Shannon Airport and on the day in question I saw a peaceful protester knocked to the ground by gardaí. I then saw gardaí drive up to the protest, inspect the protesters' vehicles, set up a roadblock on the main road out of Shannon Airport and single out the protesters by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: ...of non-EEA workers? The follow-on question is that for the sake of their industry and given that they are now facing 19 claims of trafficking, some of which information has already gone to the Garda and the rest is on its way, why will they not engage with the International Transport Workers Federation, ITF, and try to address this issue before untold damage is done to their industry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: No problem. My second question relates to the horrific experience meted out to a worker called Ebo Turkson. I have read a Garda statement which details the most horrific circumstances of this case. Ken Fleming has spoken about the fact that this guy was put into a survival suit and dumped into the sea, having previously been subjected to horrific abuse. For example, he was called a "black...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: I am quoting from a Garda statement that was made on behalf of Ebo Turkson. It was taken on 19 May 2017. I am happy to share it with anybody who would like to see it. I believe Mr. Hogan's organisation followed up on the actual vessel. My point is that when the ITF wrote to Mr. Hogan to ask him to ask him for legitimate information, he replied by sending a letter that I can only describe...