Results 41-60 of 62 for garda speaker:Verona Murphy

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Verona Murphy: I will have to set that record straight. It has been widely reported that less than three years after the Garda station has been built, it is not big enough.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (13 Dec 2022)

Verona Murphy: ...Group I would like to extend our sympathies to: Helena, Bobby's wife; his daughter, Triona; his sons, Bob and Mark; and the extended family and friends. I know their nephew Robert well. He is a garda in Wexford and Clare, Bobby's sister, lives not far from me. Although our paths never crossed as I am quite new to politics, I am well aware of the great dynasty of the Aylward family....

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Verona Murphy: ...eight weeks before an issue is identified. At that stage, as Mr. Conlan said, they face a 15-day queue or are back to the start. Does the Passport Office still have to contact the individual garda who signs the consent form or the witness form?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Verona Murphy: No, Garda vetting would be completely different. From the position of being a senior official as a civil servant in local government, surely standards in public office would have the highest standing, even over or equating with Garda vetting. Would Ms Quinn agree with that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Chairman and wish all our guests good morning. I begin with the potential for gender balance in relation to An Garda Síochána. In the context of the previous question from Deputy Munster, the numbers in relation to gender are very low. Is there any significant recruitment drive to address this?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Verona Murphy: What is the current breakdown with respect to minority groupings within An Garda Síochána?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Verona Murphy: Garda management may or may not have notice of this, but were any female gardaí identified as having cancelled calls?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Commissioner. Moving on to capital expenditure, a beautiful new Garda station was recently built in County Wexford that came in under budget in excess of €500 million. However, it transpired early on that the Garda station is too small. What input has An Garda Síochána in the design? Does it take into account the expansion of the force in the future? How is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Verona Murphy: The question I asked was about an increase in An Garda Síochána employees. How is the expected expansion of employment accounted for when looking at capital projects?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Verona Murphy: ...documents some of the reasoning, but I would like to see a new system in place whereby this will not happen. This would not happen in the private sector. We must look at how it is happening in An Garda Síochána.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (16 Sep 2021)

Verona Murphy: In Ireland, no moneys went missing or did not reach their destination where reports were made to the Garda.

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence: Statements (6 Jul 2021)

Verona Murphy: ...of abuse have been dealt with. I shall repeat the final sentence of my speech from last December: "to those who may be currently experiencing domestic abuse ... seek help in any way they can from the gardaí, local support services, a trusted friend or family member. Do not suffer in silence." When I advised victims of domestic abuse to seek support from sources such as the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Remuneration of Senior Civil Servants: Discussion (2 Jun 2021)

Verona Murphy: Is that the current Garda Commissioner?

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

Verona Murphy: ...follows on from quite a lengthy inquiry carried out by the previous Committee for Public Accounts. There were two strands to that. The aspect the previous committee looked at was related to the Garda College. The bank accounts and the Cabra account would have been linked to that. The work in this regard was done in a timely and effective way. Some significant changes happened as a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (9 Dec 2020)

Verona Murphy: That is fine. To return to the legal aid issue, I am a little inquisitive about the Garda station legal aid scheme. Who sanctions that? How is it structured?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (9 Dec 2020)

Verona Murphy: The board administers it on behalf of the Department but it is still sanctioned at the Garda station.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (9 Dec 2020)

Verona Murphy: At what level is this sanctioned? Is it sanctioned by a junior garda or a superintendent?

Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2020)

Verona Murphy: .... Those involved in providing the service and working in the women's refuge in County Wexford do Trojan work but they need to be supported and they need the resources to meet the demand. The Garda Síochána has reported a 36% increase in the number of domestic abuse cases in County Wexford over the past year. I have often mentioned in speeches and interviews the second-line...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Verona Murphy: .... A PhD would be needed. The Irish people take great pride in the fact that our police force operates on the principle of policing by consent. The proposed laws will be the most draconian that the Garda will ever be asked to enforce. I ask the Government to clarify the position relating to them.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Verona Murphy: I can see that. There are requirements for Garda vetting and so on, but many of these people are retired bus drivers who could take up this work. I appreciate that where the leaving certificate is required, one of the foremost matters on the Department's mind is the well-being of students. Has it any engagement with the UK in that regard? The UK is already considering not holding next...