Results 21-40 of 139 for garda speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...that is needed. I put on record again, as I mentioned earlier, that in Louth it does not make any sense. The justice and policing committees, JPCs, will be writing to both the Minister and to the Garda Commissioner asking that Louth would be subsumed into a three-county model alongside Cavan and Monaghan. If it was not good enough for Donegal and the Sligo-Leitrim division, it is not...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I want to bring up the issue of the new operating model for gardaí. The Louth Garda division is to be added to the Cavan-Monaghan division in December. This area is not workable; it is far too big. We might look at the crime statistics in County Louth, which I think will even take in part of east Meath. In the town of Dundalk we recently had an incident in which three gardaí...

European Union Directive: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...has been reformed into the Corporate Enforcement Authority, we should see some areas where the law needs to be changed. The final area is on ensuring effective investigations and prosecution of corruption. The DPP, the Garda and the enforcement authority are clearly the important bodies here, but there may be room for other entities to be introduced to assist, especially with...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (5 Jul 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...the national drugs strategy but the Minister for Justice, who is the custodian, to a degree, of the report and the implementation plan. There is a failing around providing sustainable funding. An Garda Síochána is doing fundraisers for this organisation. The former chief superintendent of An Garda Síochána in Louth, Christy Mangan, is still on the board. This is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 Jul 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...Drogheda implementation report spoke about the important work it does, particularly with families. It is sometimes the go-to body for those who are not necessarily comfortable with going to the Garda about drug debt, intimidation and the huge issues there are with those matters. Those involved have had numerous meetings with the HSE on funding, but it is not really cutting the mustard....

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...there is no level of discretion in drug dealing; that it is in the street and it is obvious. It has become utterly normalised even for the kids who live in those places sometimes. I deal with the Garda regarding this and I do not have to put in the record again that drug debt intimidation is one of the biggest issues I have to deal with on a daily basis. We really need to put in those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...this from our point of view. It was necessary that UNIFIL carried out its particular investigation. Obviously, our Defence Forces have their piece of work to do. This needs to be followed up with a Garda inquiry. All of this is about making sure we get justice for Seán Rooney, a young man who lost his life peacekeeping. He was from a family who have given much commitment to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: There has been a considerable amount of conversation about passports. That goes with this time of year. There are issues in respect of the need for a garda to witness an application and old-style communication. Those issues need to be dealt with. A considerable number of my Northern friends contact my office, which sometimes uses up an awful lot of our slots and that is a particular...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Support Services (1 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...and operates throughout counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan? The organisation provides an important service to families of people suffering addiction. It also provides a service to the Garda and helps to deal with the absolute disaster of drug debt intimidation.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Support Services (1 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...We have not seen the sort of funding that is required. A lot of positive stuff has happened under the Drogheda implementation plan and the new board, but we are starting from way behind. The Garda recognises that the Family Addiction Support Network is doing significant work. The organisation offers a service the Garda cannot offer in dealing with families who are going through an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Support Services (1 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...as a result. As I outlined, State agencies use this organisation. It is not some organisation that exists in a silo and only imagines it is doing really good work. Christy Mangan, the former Garda chief superintendent for Louth, is still personally involved with it on the basis of the work it has done in the past. As I said, the Garda is involved in fundraising every year to keep the...

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...'s court. I remember having to deal with a specific issue where a loved one, the son of a family, had died away from home. There were particular issues and the interaction between the Coroner, An Garda Síochána, the family and Forensic Science Ireland was far from perfect. The case required genetic testing. I and my office interceded alongside some of the local gardaí to...

Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022: Statements (17 May 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...to deal with the numbers coming to them. This is a particular issue for one-to-one and children's support services. There is a need for State services, whether they are local authorities, the Garda or social protection, to continue to progress their understanding of domestic and sexual violence and how victims present. We know there are still failings despite improvements; many spoke...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: .... Mr. Harris has given a really good synopsis of all the points. We could probably deal with a lot of the issues if people were nicer and had good manners. I remember hearing a member of An Garda Síochána talking about traffic calming. He said if people had good manners, we would not need half of the measures. Unfortunately, it is not the situation that people will always...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (27 Apr 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I agree that we need to streamline the amendment system for passports because it is an issue. I would also ask if we have looked into improving the situation where members of the Garda have to sign passport applications. We still occasionally get the situation where the Passport Office rings the Garda station and nobody can locate the book. The fact that we are looking for the book is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: North-East Inner City Initiative (26 Apr 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...runs them over. That is what we are dealing with. Turas in Dundalk has a dual diagnosis pilot it has to finish through self funding. The Family Addiction Support Network which is used by An Garda Síochána does not have sustainable funding. The Red Door Project has had some successes in getting funding but again, it does not have the multi-annual funding that is absolutely...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (26 Apr 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify whether Irish passport applications received from the North need a member of An Garda Síochána to witness the application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19809/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Control of Dogs (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...and good manners, we do not have this particular issue. An example I brought up previously was that of the Cooley Mountains. In fairness to dog wardens in Louth County Council, they and the Garda have been out publicly. Some of that is about highlighting the issue that exists for farmers and ensuring that dogs are under control when they are on the Cooley Mountains or in any other...

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...has the real multi-annual funding required to be strategic. Let us be clear: we are talking about many generations who have been absolutely failed. If we are serious, it is about resourcing the Garda. We have all spoken to gardaí who do not believe anybody, the Government included, has their back and do not believe they have the supports. We know that there are issues with...

Irish Sheep Sector: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...about an issue that has been brought to me by many farmers and by Councillor Antóin Watters. I am talking about the commonage in the Cooley Peninsula. Louth County Council, the dog wardens and even get An Garda Síochána are attempting to ensure that people understand the responsibilities of dog owners. We need to look at the legislation that underpins it. I am not...