Results 161-163 of 163 for garda speaker:Paddy Burke
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)
Paddy Burke: ...Minister outline in greater detail how the force will get over its credibility issue under the legislation? The force has a credibility problem and it is encountering problems in local communities. Gardaà do not interact with ordinary people like they did years ago and there is a number of reasons for this development. Common sense has gone out the door and it will be difficult for the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (28 May 2003)
Paddy Burke: I should like to be associated with the good wishes and congratulations to the Garda Commissioner designate, Mr. Noel Conroy. I wish him well. I have called previously for a debate on over-runs on many capital projects throughout the country. The Minister for Finance has published a document on public private partnerships. Will the Leader provide time for a debate on this area? We would like...
- Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)
Paddy Burke: ...yet one will not see any bouncers on doors, nor are there regulations in that regard. Neither does one see any trouble. We can debate what is reasonable or unreasonable, and how the courts and the Garda may interpret things, but at times the law is an ass, and there will be some cases where injustice takes place. There are vindictive people out there who do things out of spite, and we know...