Results 41-49 of 49 for garda speaker:Mary Seery Kearney

Seanad: Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (17 May 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: ...has been left on their doorstep and ask them if they would go out to school in the morning or if it would disrupt their day. The young people say they would not go to school and would have to call the Garda. They go into all the things they would do if they saw a child abandoned and in a difficult position. That is then widened out and they are told there are children in different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: ...points from earlier today that we need to look at the powers within that agency. Heads 31 and 32 of the Bill provide for a cessation of the actions of the agency on the ground and refer to the Garda Síochána. There is scope, that can perhaps be emboldened and enhanced, to trigger criminal investigation and the involvement of the gardaí and have that external agency. That...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence (8 Mar 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: ...International Women's Day. The most recent report to the Dublin city joint policing committee shows a marked increase in cases involving domestic violence. On the one hand, I am pleased that if the figures to the Garda are increasing, it shows more people are reporting domestic violence. What I believe is happening, however, is an overall increase in people suffering domestic violence...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Rights (26 Feb 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: ...as red zones to which they will not deliver. As a consequence, the communities in question are being stigmatised and denied a service. I have written to the Minister for Justice and consulted the Garda and Dublin City Council on this. I have highlighted to the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Varadkar, and the Minister of State at the Department of...

Seanad: Ábhair Ghnó an tSeanaid – Matters on the Business of the Seanad (22 Feb 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: ...but we now need this to be a citywide engagement. I wrote this morning to the Minister for Justice about this issue.It is intolerable that communities will be stigmatised. I have spoken to the gardaí who are aware of this anti-social behaviour and are taking action against it. The gardaí say they do not have the same number of reports of incidents the riders allege are...

Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Housing, Local Government and Heritage): Statements (1 Feb 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: ...is preparing to introduce another set of statutory instruments on this, so I ask that he review this matter. Perhaps a tightening up of the rules or some restraint on the discretion being shown by the Garda or whomever else is interpreting them may be in order. The last area I will raise is residential construction. We are hearing reports that we are only at 10% of where we should be in...

Seanad: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2020)

Mary Seery Kearney: ...x201c;Where would we procure bullets?”, “What would we do?” or “How would we...?”, and this discussion was about and around him. We complained to Facebook and Facebook took it down, but the Garda did not have enough to be able to pursue it in that context. My question is similar to that of Senator Doherty. That was a conversation about my husband, not...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (23 Oct 2020)

Mary Seery Kearney: ...to take action on it. That is my understanding but perhaps the Minister could confirm that for the benefit of the House. It is also my understanding that some matters have been referred to the Garda Síochána and that names have been attached to them. It would be beneficial to hear about that in the context of Senator Mullen's comments.

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

Mary Seery Kearney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill and address the requirement to legislate to put these powers in the hands of An Garda Síochána. In this most unusual time, we must remember that the virus - not publicans, the gardaí, the public or even the Government - is the enemy. These legislative provisions are brought about to embellish the State's armoury in fighting the...