Results 121-140 of 576 for garda speaker:Jerry Buttimer

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...particular issue, I suggest she raise it with the Minister or else raise it as a Commencement Matter. With regard to Senator Davitt, rather than again provoke the ire of Fianna Fáil, I note that Garda resources have been increased, Garda equipment has been replaced, Templemore has been reopened and the matter of overtime is a matter for the Garda Commissioner.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: .... Senator Ó Ríordáin raised the issue of transport police. It is a very good suggestion and is one I have made myself. We should have a separate transport police to augment the work of An Garda Síochána on the ground. The issues of vandalism and attacks on passengers or personnel working on the Luas or DART services raised by the Senator are a source of...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...arrears in their payment and that they have no money. Thankfully, that glitch has been ironed out and I welcome this. The Senator also referred to the bail laws and electronic monitoring, which is part of the whole issue. Members are aware that the Garda Commissioner is the person charged with operational matters regarding bail. On foot of the case that is currently in the public...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., and I would be happy to facilitate that. Senator Gallagher raised the issue of disabled parking spaces. This is a matter in all cases for the local authorities to police and monitor with the Garda. It is disconcerting to hear and read of an increase in the number of people parking illegally in disabled parking spaces. It is an issue on which we need to educate people further....

Seanad: Disclosures Tribunal Report: Statements (23 Oct 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...worth reading in its entirety. It is important to recognise, as Senator Conway noted, that the Minister is facing challenges in the Department of Justice and Equality. A cultural change must now begin in the Garda force. I join the Minister in condemning the way in which the former Garda Commissioner, Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan, was treated. It is about ensuring we have fairness and...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Mullen referred to the discrepancies between Garda figures and those of the CSO. I suggest that he table a Commencement matter on the issue, which is very serious. We cannot allow people to drink and drive and should condemn those who do so from the highest rooftop. Last week, we saw the passage of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. It is important that we allow An Garda...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...people who perpetrate attacks on innocent citizens are thugs; short and simple. Senators Ardagh and Wilson raised the issue of crime. It is important to recognise that, under this Government, the Garda Training College in Templemore was reopened. More gardaí are being put in place. Issues of recruitment, modelling and community policing have been addressed in the Commission on the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (26 Sep 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...all the information here but given that the previous amnesty, which allowed for the surrender of significant numbers of firearms and offensive weapons, was a decade ago, would it be timely for An Garda Síochána and the Department to give that consideration?

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., Murnane O'Connor and Coghlan in welcoming the publication of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and in wishing Drew Harris well in his new role as Commissioner of An Garda Síochána.I welcome the publication of the report and compliment the chairman, Ms Kathleen O'Toole, on a comprehensive, thorough and thought provoking report. There is universal...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Appointments Commission Bill. Senator Gallagher referred to Mr. Justice Frank Clarke's report on the death of Sergeant Michael Galvin. The Senator is right about there being a tension between the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and the Garda. It will always be there, but the matters identified in the report need to be resolved. I hope that whoever can broker a...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...not sure that it is caused by the heat. I think it is partly due to some young people being off school and being available all day. The important point that was made is that there are tools available to An Garda Síochána in regard to the matter. I think it is important that people accept personal responsibility and that families accept that they have a duty of care to their...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...should expect and live up to in terms of holding events in or around residential areas but also in terms of behaviour and what we can and should not allow. The Senator made a good point. I commend An Garda Síochána on the work I saw last Tuesday night. Gardaí were very courteous and vigilant. Their rationale was the safety of people travelling from the concert and people...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...infrastructure or otherwise, and it will continue its record of investing in our health care system. Senators Boyhan, Bacik, Lawlor, Horkan, O'Reilly and Feighan welcomed the appointment today of the new Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris. I join Members of the House in wishing him well in his appointment. He comes with a 35-year record of policing service in the North as Deputy Chief...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...of people who are parking on footpaths and impeding not just pedestrians but also wheelchair users and elderly people, who experience difficulty. It is illegal to park on the footpath and the Garda Síochána should be able to use its powers.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...of all Senators not to exceed eight minutes, time can be shared, and the Minister to be given an extra four minutes to reply to the debate; No. 4, motion re appointment of a member to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 3 and to conclude within 60 minutes if not previously concluded, with the contributions of all Senators not to exceed...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 and Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motions (14 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...but there are people who are dead and families who have been left without a loved one, as well as the men and women who served our State and protected all of us. That is the reality. Some 200 new gardaí will pass out in Templemore tomorrow. The uniform they wear, including the badges they have on their lapels, is about protection and freedom. Today we must pay tribute to the men...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (14 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann, noting that the Government on 8 May, 2018 nominated Mr. Patrick Sullivan for appointment by the President, as a member of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, recommends, pursuant to section 65(1)(b) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, that Mr. Patrick Sullivan be appointed by the President to be member of the Commission."

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...concluded, with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes; and No. 3, motion for the appointment of a member of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, to be taken at 7 p.m. and to conclude not later than 8 p.m., if not previously concluded, with contributions of all Senators not to exceed...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...It is important that they receive information and that the director of consumer protection be involved. I would be happy to have the Minister come to the House regarding that issue. Senator Boyhan raised Garda recruitment. I congratulate the 200 new gardaí who are passing out from Templemore on Friday. It was this Government and the last one that reopened Templemore and commenced...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...which is an important matter for the Government. The Minister is committed to ensuring with the unions that there is a growth in wages. We have seen public service recruitment in a variety of areas, including education, health and An Garda Síochána. I will get the information for the Senator, albeit she sometimes does not want to hear good news.