Results 81-100 of 139 for garda speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...However, I am very wary when I see that the family addiction support network in Dundalk that deals with Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan, which offers real solutions and which is often used by An Garda Síochána, is having real difficulties drawing down funding to stay afloat. We really need to look at this holistically. We are dealing with areas in our constituencies,...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...a technical Bill. When I heard about the reorganisation and division, and the fact that County Louth was going to be connected with counties Cavan and Monaghan, I had a fear of losing senior gardaí and losing the focus that is needed, particularly in the huge urban settings of Dundalk and Drogheda. Anybody who has watched the news in recent years realises the difficulties we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...need for knowledge of disruption and protection and, for the want of a better term, strike or counterstrike capacity? I refer also to the relationship between the NCSC and the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána. What is envisaged in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...in cyberwarfare when it is not necessary. However, we should definitely ensure that we have the full capacity to protect ourselves. What relationship does the Government see the NCSC having with An Garda Síochána? The Garda is tasked with finding criminals and dealing with international allies when going after people. In addition, what relationship would there be with the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (13 Jul 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...to let it go. I am very worried that we are running out of time. We are also running out of time for supports for families. We are dealing with an organisation that deals directly with the Garda. Sometimes it is easier for people to talk to the FASN and then have information on drug debt and intimidation passed on to the Garda. It is vital that funding is provided.

Proceeds of Crime (Investment in Disadvantaged Communities) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Jul 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...much of what Deputy Munster said. We have seen the Guerin report and we welcome the implementation board and the involvement of Mr. Martin O'Brien. We have congratulated Mr. Christy Mangan, the Garda and others on the massive work that was done, particularly through Operation Stratus. I am aware of much work that has been done in the Dundalk area, which has experienced high levels of...

Proceeds of Crime (Investment in Disadvantaged Communities) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Jul 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...to follow up with coherent and strategic policing operations in order to basically put their lights out, from an operational point of view. I welcome much of the work that has been done by the Garda, including in my constituency. That said, we still have an issue with resourcing and with resourcing the courts and we still have a huge number of serious criminals who continue to walk the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...register in that it is not possible to register for part of the year. When elections are called, a temporary register is in place which involves people having to complete a form and bring it to a Garda station to be signed. That needs to be sorted. If our guests have a view on that I would be delighted to hear it. Reference was made to hard-to-reach communities. Mr. Joyce represents...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí within the Garda national cyber-crime bureau; the current number of vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30191/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...capacity to carry out the risk assessments. Where are the risk assessments for some of these critical organisations? Without getting into a huge amount of detail, are the Defence Forces and the Garda sufficiently connected with the NCSC and are they resourced to be as fit for purpose as they need to be?

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...have the capacity to ensure compliance. The Minister is talking about the risk assessment of the hundred organisations the NCSC deals with. What risk assessments have been done? What is the capacity within the Garda, Defence Forces and all the relevant organisations? Could the Minister of State revert to me on that? As soon as possible, we need action on capacity within the NCSC.

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...is looking at the idea of a community safety innovation fund, which is similar to the legislation Deputy Ward and I have tabled on putting back into communities the money taken by CAB and the Garda from criminal organisations. That money needs to go back into those communities, particularly working-class communities, that have been ravaged by the drugs pandemic with we are dealing. We...

Proceeds of Crime (Investment in Disadvantaged Communities) (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...affects working-class areas, such as those in my own area in Dundalk. In the past fortnight, I have been dealing with issues regarding drug debt intimidation. I must commend the work of the Garda in this regard. This legislation is supported by the Garda chief superintendent in Louth, Christy Mangan, who has spoken in the media before of his fear of losing a generation to cocaine....

Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Mar 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...programmes are in operation must be extended to all communities in the State that are being ravaged by drugs crime. I agree with what my colleague stated earlier about the need to give the Garda the powers and ability to deal with criminal gangs. We must ensure that we focus on and intervene in the families and children in communities that are in danger of falling into difficulty....

Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Feb 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...we must sort it out. I want to know where the responsibility falls and who will be the main players. We are talking about this being a cross-departmental issue involving the Defence Forces and the Garda. Will it be the responsibility of the National Cyber Security Centre or will there be a body similar to the FBI and the National Security Agency, NSA? What are the plans in terms of...

Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Second Stage (10 Feb 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...before the House this week deals with specific issues and that is welcome. However, we must also ensure that we have the capacity and specific skill sets that are required, particularly within An Garda Síochána. Nobody will complain if we are able to speed up court operations. We will need to follow up with resourcing. While we accept that Covid has created specific...

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...in terms of cybersecurity. There are difficulties and questions to be answered as to whether there will be one overall body to deal with this and what the relationship will be between it and the Garda and the Defence Forces. We are talking about an issue that crosses many planes. We have spoken about straightforward crime and the fact that we have a tax on our communications...

Mental Health Parity of Esteem Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...to mental illness behaviours. These may seem to many people like a mental illness but we are told that, without a diagnosis, what is at issue is no more than behaviour etc. We end up with the Garda dealing with this. Deputy Ward has already spoken this week on the situation. Sometimes our jails are full of people who need acute services but end up in that situation. All this needs to...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...development, we need to take a more holistic look at the entire situation. We need to determine what is needed by way of youth services and how they interact with the Department of Justice, An Garda Síochána and so on. We often talk about issues within silos and later we talk about community policing. I presume that debate will veer into a discussion of the particular...

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...of the day and night. I refer to estates in Dundalk, council land, parks, private land and even farmland on the edge of town where crops were destroyed by scramblers. Yearly, we are told by An Garda and the Road Safety Authority of the serious safety hazard of these powerful machines. They have the potential to injure people severely or fatally. Reference was made to the six people...