Results 21-25 of 25 for garda speaker:Marie Sherlock

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Marie Sherlock: ...it is one thing to put in place the measures to identify stalking as a crime, we cannot forget the conversation about the supports and the enforcement. Senator Keogan made that point about how An Garda Síochána is resourced in pursuing prosecutions for this crime. In a separate but related area, I have spoken to quite a number of women over the past few weeks who have been...

Seanad: Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: ...was a twin issue that day. There was the issue of those who obviously entered the building and moved to violently remove those occupying it but there was also the situation with regard to the manner in which An Garda Síochána policed the eviction. While we have this Bill now to deal with the issue regarding the unregulated private security persons operating that day, there are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I want to raise the case of Terence Wheelock. Terence was a young man, aged 20, from Seán O’Casey Avenue in Summerhill in Dublin 1 who died in Garda custody 16 years ago. Sixteen years on, his family are still seeking answers about what happened to him in that Garda cell in Store Street. Sixteen years on, there are so many questions with regard to inconsistencies in Garda...

Seanad: Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Marie Sherlock: ...question of who is and is not covered, or who did and did not have a voice at the negotiating table in the context of this pay agreement. We have an ongoing situation where both the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána continue to be denied a seat at the table. We have a series of opinions.Most recently, the European Committee on Social Rights highlighted that Ireland is out of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: My last question relates to personal injuries. There was a recommendation to establish a specific and dedicated bureau within An Garda Síochána to deal with fraudulent claims. As I understand it, the Government has now decided to train gardaí right across the force to combat insurance fraud. Will the Minister of State outline why this decision was taken as opposed to setting...