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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Leader, as a matter of urgency, to facilitate a debate with the Minister for Justice on the future of An Garda Síochána and the need for us to support the members of the Garda. One can look at the figures revealed this week, where the number of gardaí retiring or leaving early is the highest in five years. One can also look at the number of people going into...

Seanad: Transport: Motion (9 Nov 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: ...being in favour of a dedicated public policing unit for public transport. Again, it is not as simple as Senator Boyhan would suggest in terms of its implementation as that entails the involvement of the Garda and the Department of Justice, as well as the issues of cost, training and recruitment. There needs to be a mind shift around the provision of public transport policing. We need a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Coach Sector: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., however, that we invite in the relevant section of TII as soon as possible to discuss the issues in this regard. In the report there is a section on speed cameras and consultation involving Garda checkpoints or speed checks. Is that within TII's remit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Coach Sector: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: ...of slowing and controlling speed. As you head further westbound towards the Bishopstown Court roundabout, heading beyond the dog track towards Ballincollig, there is occasionally a member of An Garda Síochána on that road operating a handheld camera and checking speeding from a motorbike on the side of the hard shoulder, which is very dangerous. I have made the point at this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Coach Sector: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: ...TII and the RSA are trying to achieve. It is not right on that particular section of the road. That is my only observation on that. I would love to hear the rationale TII is employing with An Garda Síochána on the N40. I have campaigned for speed cameras, GoSafe vans and Garda speeding measures in many different parts of my area but I just do not understand those two. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I want to put on record my complete support for the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána. I was vocal at the recent meeting of the Cork city joint policing committee with regard to GoSafe vans. Surely the positioning of GoSafe vans should be about saving lives and not about being a potential cash cow for An Garda Síochána or the RSA

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: ...we have lane closures. Most mornings and most afternoons there are tailbacks. Why is there a GoSafe van right on the lip of the tunnel? This is one example. My second example is members of An Garda Síochána on the N40 heading west towards the Ballincollig and Macroom end of the road. There is a motorcycle member of An Garda Síochána with a speed gun on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The website of An Garda Síochána and GPS navigation give information on collisions and issues of safety. I would love justification for the two particular speed operations I have mentioned. We can go to any website and look at any camera. At 2.55 p.m. on a Wednesday the traffic on the N40 heading east towards the Glanmire exit of the tunnel is backed up to the Mahon Point exit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: ...friend or work colleague. We should always remember it is human lives and never condone bad driving behaviour. My comments, first and foremost, are about ensuring we locate the GoSafe vans or the Garda speeding presence in the right locations. I drive to Dublin and back to Cork most weeks and the safest I feel on the road is when on the motorway. I counted one Tuesday between leaving...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: ...said to me last Friday in City Hall that if there was a larger modal shift to public transport, we would not have such delays. She is right, but there needs to be engagement with TII and An Garda Síochána about the flow and management of traffic on the N40 in Cork. It may not be possible but I would love if the traffic-management approach to the M50 would be put in place for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: ...horse of mine is the Cork to Dublin motorway. I am curious about it. As Members know, I travel on it every week. You could meet five speed checks with different varieties of speed camera or a garda with the gun or the car between Cork and Dublin. It baffles me that you could have between one and five speed checks on a road like that. I am curious about the number of accidents on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: ...a particular location. I could nearly bet my life on it. There is a reason I am asking the question. I am aware it is about analysis, but I would like to hear the analysis that informs what the Garda does. I can tell our guests where the Garda will potentially use a speed trap, if I can use that phrase, on the road. I am not against it, as they know, but it just baffles me that I can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank and applaud the members of the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau for the work they do every day. My questions were not a criticism. To be fair to members of An Garda Síochána, during Covid they were out on the checkpoints doing a job that many people did not want them to be there for. We should thank them today. I have, unfortunately, had to meet members of An Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: ...bad parking or bad driving behaviour. I believe the Crimestoppers website stopped, is not functioning or perhaps is not being used perhaps for this. Could it be used for this? Is it being used by An Garda Síochána? Again, I thank our guests for being here today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Could we use the Crimestoppers website? It may take a while to go to the Garda station and make a statement or whatever.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I will be as brief as Senator Horkan. I welcome the Minister of State and commend Government on its proactivity with this legislation. We all welcome the more efficient use of Garda resources. None of us thinks that attending court to prosecute every criminal offence makes sense. That is why this Bill is important. As Senator Horkan said, it must be done by 16 June. While the allocation...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Since the Minister is here, I just want to make the point I made in my Second Stage contribution and echo the comments of Senator Wall. In this House, we should applaud the members of An Garda Síochána who were on the front line during Covid and performed heroically on behalf of all of us. The Upper House of the Oireachtas should acknowledge that. The Minister will know full well...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Motion for Earlier Signature (16 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I move: That, pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Dr. Bedford support early morning breathalyser checks by An Garda Síochána?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: In the introduction to Professor Cusack's report of 2020, on page 1, he speaks about the number of preliminary drug testing devices supplied to An Garda Síochána for roadside use having increased as a result of a further 43 devices having been released from Garda stations for roadside use. At the end of 2020, there were 130 devices available for roadside drug testing in comparison...