Results 121-140 of 565 for garda speaker:Paddy Burke

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...No. 1: In page 3, subsection (2), line 26, to delete "the" and substitute "An". I welcome the Minister of State to the House. These are all technical amendments which propose to substitute "An Garda Síochána" for "the Garda Síochána". "An Garda Síochána" is used in some cases while "the Garda Síochána" is used in others. There is much confusion over this and the purpose of the...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2006)

Paddy Burke: .... 2: In page 3, subsection (2), lines 29 and 30, to delete "and holding a mobile phone in relation to the performance of his or her duties". These amendments concern the use of hand-held devices by Garda, ambulance and fire service personnel. These are generally not the people to whom we refer when talking about giving penalty points for using mobile phones or other devices when driving a...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...and substitute "times". We want to include "times" in place of "hours at any time". That might make matters clearer, given that the provision as set out at present could give rise to a loophole. A Garda Síochána superintendent might specify that the gardaí are conducting business between certain hours. If it was not on the hour or half-hour specified, this could give rise to a loophole....

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (31 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...to the serious flooding of their farm lands. I have also received notice from Senator Browne of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to outline the Garda manpower figures for Carlow town. I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment and they will be taken at the conclusion of business.

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (24 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...would otherwise be removed. This matter is embarrassing for the Minister, Deputy Cullen. I acknowledge the Minister of State's point with regard to section 7(6), whereby State agencies such as the Garda Síochána, a local authority and the National Roads Authority would be consulted by the board. I presume this would be a given in any case. Sub-committees may be set up. If so, I hope...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage. (24 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...maintenance, road signage, markings and a number of other issues. It would act to pull a number of agencies together with regard to areas of responsibility. These would include, for example, the Garda; the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform; the Department of Transport; the Department of the Environment and Local Government; and local government. All these could be pulled...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...Schedule shall, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Act— (a) be endorsed on the entry relating to the person in respect of the offence, (b) be entered into the record of the Garda PULSE system, and (c) be endorsed upon that person's driving licence by an Garda Síochána.", (c) inserting the following new subsection after subsection (5): "(6) (a) Upon receipt of a...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: When a person who has accrued 12 or more penalty points is stopped by the Garda Síochána, does it show up on the PULSE system that he or she is disqualified? Will it indicate on the PULSE system that the person is in breach of the law or over the limit in terms of penalty points?

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...the Minister on any review of speed limits, (c) advising local authorities on general road safety policy, (d) liaising between any itself and any one or more of the following bodies: (i) an Garda Síochána; (ii) the National Roads Authority; (iii) local authorities and municipal authorities; (iv) the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; (v) the Department of...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...; (h) policy advice to the Minister and certain other bodies as prescribed by this Act; and (i) such other matters as the Minister may prescribe from time to time.". Four different agencies, the Garda, the Departments of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Transport, and the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, cover the matters listed in the amendment. The amendment proposes to bring...

Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...register. For example, before the last general election, I was contacted by someone from Naas, who was not on the register. The individual in question was obliged to travel from Naas to the Garda station in Maynooth to be included on the supplementary register. As nobody was present at the station, the voter was obliged to talk through the Garda's "green man" intercom system. Can Members...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (30 Mar 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...be provided by the financial institution concerned within a reasonable time,". The amendments proposed are being put forward following further discussions with the Irish Bankers Federation and the Garda Síochána since the Bill was published. The majority are technical amendments intended to clarify the meaning of the provisions in the Bill and to facilitate full compliance by financial...

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (1 Feb 2006)

Paddy Burke: ..." or some other programme during the week that if we reduced our speed by 5 mph, it would greatly help the situation. The Department of Transport and the Minister are slowly putting together the Garda traffic corps. More gardaí should be assigned to this task. One way to deter people from speeding is the presence of the gardaí on our roads, particularly on the national primary and...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: ...in its duty and is unable to undertake the service, in which case it would be contracted out. What would happen in the meantime given that prisoners would still have to be taken to court? Would the Garda Síochána have to take over the service? From my reading of the Bill, I thought contracts would be awarded and that we would have competition for this service. It is clear there will be...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Paddy Burke: During the run-up to an election, the three-week period to register to vote creates a farcical situation. In many cases, people must go to their Garda station but when they do, the green man is on the door and the station is shut. They cannot register and must go away. Most of those who have not registered are busy people. I heard of one case in which several people had to travel from Naas to...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Paddy Burke: ——-does not speak and could not do anything for them. Such people leave the Garda station disillusioned. They say "To hell with them. We are not going to register at all". They forget about it and do not bother to register. Something will have to be done in this regard. There should be some way of getting a form and registering with the local authority. The system is not satisfactory at...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Paddy Burke: It would help make up the extra 2,000 gardaí.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Paddy Burke: We move to group 5 on Garda accountability and the Morris report, the subject matter of amendments Nos. 52 to 55, inclusive.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Bill. Under section 14, the Garda Commissioner can appoint a number of members to the rank of sergeant and inspector as he sees fit. Under this ground-breaking legislation, there will not be any changes in the current Garda ranks. There is a considerable number of retired members of the force of various ranks who are on different pensions but in many semi-State and State bodies...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (27 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: ...experience has proved this and it is not good enough. The ineffectiveness of the penalty points system is due to the chronic lack of enforcement. The failure of the Government to deliver the extra gardaí since 2002 has made their presence almost non-existent on the roads. It is normal for someone to drive between two major cities without encountering a Garda checkpoint. Nothing has...