Results 101-104 of 104 for garda speaker:Robbie Gallagher

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I want to raise the issue of the decision by the 2,000-strong membership of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, AGSI, to join with the 12,500-strong membership of the Garda Representative Association, GRA, to take strike action. This is the first time in the history of the AGSI that such a decision has been made. It clearly illustrates the anger and frustration felt by...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments and Threatened Industrial Action by An Garda Síochána: Statements (12 Oct 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister to the House. On Garda pay, I am very disappointed by the decision taken by gardaí to have four days of action for four Fridays in November. There is a strong possibility that the AGSI will join them. It will be a very sad day for the country and the gardaí. It is regrettable and disappointing that this situation has been allowed to develop to this point....

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I wish to bring to the Leader's attention my concern at the alarming number of increased assaults on members of An Garda Síochána. Assaults on gardaí have almost doubled in the past five years, which is a frightening statistic. Only yesterday, three members of An Garda were hospitalised in Portlaoise regional hospital after the patrol vehicle they were driving was rammed by a...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I rise to my feet today to speak about a development in the last number of days in which the talks between the Garda Representative Association, GRA, and the Department of Justice and Equality have broken down. It is very worrying. I understand that the GRA is frustrated that the commitments given during negotiations on the Lansdowne Road Agreement have not been adhered to by the...