Results 61-72 of 72 for garda speaker:Sharon Keogan

Seanad: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Dec 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...office was firebombed because I spoke out about drug crime in my town. That is not right either. A child had to leave my care because I became a target for these thugs. That is not right. The Garda was watching my home for about three months afterwards. It is not a nice life that any of us politicians live. For all those watching who think we live in ivory towers with our gardens...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ..., visited him and tried to keep his spirits up while Tusla tried to find a placement for him. Imagine at a young age having one's life and familiar surroundings turned upside down, ending up in a Garda station seeking protection and, subsequently, being brought into a stranger's house at 1.30 in the morning. I have never seen such camaraderie for a child. Members of the Erin's Isle club...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...environment in our daily lives, our choices and actions. However, the statutory role of environmental protection and environmental law lies with a range of Departments, 34 local authorities, An Garda Síochána and several agencies. The principal regulator and enforcement body is the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. Does the Minister for Environment, Climate and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...acceptable? It is for others to decide what is and is not acceptable. There are important questions to be answered by those involved in this retirement party about who organised it and how it came about. I welcome the Garda inquiry into the matter to try to ascertain if Covid-19 regulations have been breached. I also support the matter being raised with RTÉ management by the joint...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care and Complaints Process: Tusla (24 Nov 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...they are suffering, they should speak to the one good adult in their life who can be their voice in a very tough time, and that they can seek refuge somewhere. Some people take the young people to Garda stations and they are taken into care under section 12 in that way. There is help for children and young people who are suffering and it can be immediate if they are in danger. I want...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (6 Nov 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...' bars and restaurants have remained open? Ironically, the ECDC headquarters is based in Sweden where they have genuinely chosen to live with Covid-19. There has been no evidence to date of the Garda imposing closure orders on any public house or restaurant under these powers so why would the Minister wish to extend this order? I have addressed this House previously on the array of...

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

Sharon Keogan: ...often unemployed and when the dole queues are expanding, we are kicking them. The Government has proposed a measure whereby members of the public can be fined €500 on the spot by members of An Garda Síochána for doing things that might not pose the slightest risk to anyone. In the context of prosecution, people can be fined up to €2,500 or be imprisoned for up to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Sep 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...House. I was taken aback by the Minister's remarks in regard to private homes. This is not hysteria. I read in today's The Irish Timesthat a couple in my county was fined €2,000 because two gardaí had looked in the window of their house and seen a considerable number of people inside. I thought the private home was off limits. We need clarification on that today. To my...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jul 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...provision. The Government is miles away from where it ought to be on other issues. The fiasco surrounding data protection for citizens of our State is nothing short of criminal. If it is not alleged Garda leaks to media sources or gangland criminals, it is data collected when people leave the State. The Government must do better. Towns and villages have been touched by the closure of...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (29 Jul 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...the right thing today. Fear is not the stick with which to beat the most vulnerable. I admire the Minister's tenacity in dealing with fraud within the system, but it might fit the Department and An Garda Síochána better to focus on real crime such as drug criminals and their lavish lifestyle at airports, and not focus on our working class who currently cannot work due to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...fearful and regular racegoers angry. I ask the Leader what regulations are currently in place in respect of Sunday markets. How are these policed and what action is taken by the HSE and the Garda when operators are found to be breaching the guidelines relating to large gatherings?I am sure this issue arises with other markets throughout the country. I am seeking the Leader's assistance...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (29 Jun 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...discussion today deal with highly important aspects of criminal justice, such as criminal prosecution in the Special Criminal Court, it is also important to do our part at local level to assist An Garda Síochána in building safer communities in which we can live, work and play. I have worked tirelessly to do that in all my years in political office. In 2017, the communities of...