Results 61-78 of 78 for garda speaker:Matt Carthy

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: May I discuss this with No. 491 from the Garda ombudsman? It relates to the same matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: We are finding it incredibly difficult to get information from OLAF and the Garda ombudsman on where the process regarding the Cabra accounts is going. We are in a bind because the Garda is saying it will not disclose any information until the investigations are completed. I take it from the OLAF correspondence that its investigation has been completed and that it is not in a position to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: The Garda ombudsman's report essentially states the investigation has not concluded and gives several reasons as to why that is the case. The media report I am referring to was inThe Sunday Timeson Sunday, 9 May. The article is by Mr. John Mooney. The opening paragraph states: "A garda ombudsman inquiry into the misappropriation of EU funds provided to gardai for training courses has...

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: ..., the approach by Government agencies, including very senior officials, has been marked by secrecy and hostility. Communities with virtually no investment and which have seen services such as schools, Garda stations and GPs being removed find one day, without any consultation, that their local hotel is being turned into a direct provision centre. It is little wonder that racist and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: This is part of what is becoming an all-too familiar pattern in terms of investigations and inquiries, particularly as they relate to An Garda Síochána. What happens is that an investigation or complaint is passed on to GSOC and then, for whatever length of time GSOC is investigating the matter, the gardaí, the Minister responsible and anybody else involved can say they cannot...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Matt Carthy: ...to the infamous Cabra account and the apparent diversion of EU funds to what was a dubious, potentially fraudulent, account. This is a long-standing issue. Unfortunately, the response from the Garda suggests that it cannot comment on the update in respect of this matter because it is currently the subject of an external investigation. My understanding is that the external investigation...

Prohibition of Sulky-Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: .... These concerns are multifaceted. There are concerns regarding road safety and equine welfare and neither of those issues is being adequately addressed. The Minister referred to the powers of the Garda. The difficulty is that there are distinctions and difficulties with road traffic law because it is not an offence to have a horse- or pony-drawn carriage but it is an offence to race...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting (24 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 605. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all management and staff within direct provision centres require Garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38411/20]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: Members will recall the debacle on the misspending of EU funds for training purposes at the Garda College. The correspondence that the Garda Ombudsman sent to the committee on 20 January 2020 indicated that the investigation was at an advanced stage and should conclude in the near future. Recent media reports suggest that a retired Garda who, apparently, was subject to this cannot...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: If I recall correctly, and obviously I was not a member of the committee, but the Garda and-or the Department indicated that they would not fulfil the financial element of their examinations entirely until GSOC had completed its report. That is why the committee had contacted GSOC for an update in the first instance. Considering they said in January that they were at a latter stage of their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (15 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: 614. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and vans attached to the Cavan-Monaghan division as of 31 December 2019 and 7 September 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24051/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (15 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: 615. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be provided for a Garda mountain bike training course in quarter 4 of 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24052/20]

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion [Private Members] (9 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: ...not go, they would lose their hard-earned money. That is simply not fair. An attempt has been made on the part of some Government representatives to vilify young people. Threats of members of the Garda raiding people's homes in respect of the Covid-19 restrictions really dented public confidence. The Minister's comparisons of the situation with Covid-19 to car crashes and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Regulations (8 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: 335. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consultation carried out with An Garda Síochána, the Department of Justice, the Defence Forces and the Department of Defence with regard to the draft EU Commission regulation amending Annex 17 to EC Regulation No. 1907/2006 to ban the use lead gunshot over and within 100 metres of Ramsar defined wetlands; if she...

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (2 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle agus leis an Aire. As Deputy Kenny has said Sinn Féin will be supporting this legislation in order to give gardaí temporary powers to ensure compliance with regulations designed to manage the Covid-19 pandemic. These regulations must remain temporary in nature and be used not only to tackle that very small minority of rogue...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 667. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consultation carried out with An Garda Síochána, the Department of Justice and Equality, the Defence Forces, and the Department of Defence with regard to the draft EU Commission regulation amending Annex 27 to EC Regulation No 1907/2006; if all materials, correspondence, briefings and reports relating to such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (9 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure the reopening of Emyvale Garda station, County Monaghan following a previous fire at the site; the time frame for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10170/20]

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (13 May 2020)

Matt Carthy: ...different states. Since his death, Shane's family have sought justice. Through their efforts, whole-scale failures in the handling of this case by numerous statutory agencies, including An Garda, the prosecution team, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Courts Service, have been exposed. The questions that have been raised are so numerous and of such significance that many...