Results 121-125 of 125 for garda speaker:Lynn Ruane

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: ...and search them. I think that is the equivalent of giving Dublin City Council the privilege of being able to access a person's home. The Bill proposes to give the granting of search warrants beyond the normal remit. The Garda Síochána, Customs and Excise, and the Revenue Commissioners are the accountable officials who grant search warrants and no other authority should have the...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: ...the issue of fixed payment notices. There will be no recourse to appeal in this regard. I reiterate the importance of an appeals mechanism and the fact that sweeping powers, which go beyond the Garda Síochána, need to be addressed in the reply from the Minister.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2017)

Lynn Ruane: ...problem of trafficking for sexual exploitation? Why was there no focus on implementing the existing law more effectively? The next point I wish to make concerns sex workers and their distrust of the Garda. Many come from countries where the police are quite abusive. According to a report that came out last week, the Ombudsman is looking into 70 accounts of sexual assault by gardaí...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: ...I find the words "policing this facility" distressful in that I would question why anybody would want to use a facility that is being policed in the first place. I could not even let the community garda anywhere near the front gates of a community project in which I was involved and if i did the young men would not come in and use the facility. We will fail from the very beginning if we...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (5 Jul 2016)

Lynn Ruane: ...or coming "into possession of any property that he or she has reasonable grounds for suspecting" was obtained through criminal activity. Will there be set criteria on what constitutes "reasonable"? Will it be up to the Garda or will there be a set structure to define "reasonable"? The Bill also makes reference to the threshold value of property subject to the Act being "no less than...