Results 121-140 of 200 for garda speaker:Seán Crowe

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: I move amendment No. 4: In page 3, line 28, to delete "the" and substitute "An". This is a technical amendment and it makes sense. The Bill refers to "the Garda Síochána", whereas the title is "An Garda Síochána".

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (21 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the reason the response time from An Garda Síochána was so unsatisfactory; the efforts which were made to locate the truck or its valuable cargo at the time; and the efforts which are being made to resolve this case at present and to...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...but people of our generation are the major problem. One sees people driving at closing time but there is a way to respond to this. Instead of public order, we need to invest in high-visibility Garda checkpoints and patrols at closing time. I call on the Ministers for Transport and Education and Science to finalise a plan to introduce road safety as an integral part of the secondary school...

Drug Abuse: Motion. (23 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: ..., families and communities, as well as increased use of alternatives to prison for certain drug-related crimes where this would be more appropriate; —increase the resources available to the Garda Síochána national drugs unit, local drugs units and juvenile liaison officers; —ensure a genuine partnership between the Garda Síochána and local communities, given that the Garda...

Drug Abuse: Motion. (23 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...Irish society. Governments have reacted inadequately and far too late to the drugs crisis. When communities were forced to mobilise against the rampant heroin epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s, the gardaí harassed many of those people instead of pursuing the major drugs traffickers. Communities were marginalised instead of being listened to. If the Government is not to repeat the mistakes...

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister of State accept there is a crisis throughout the country with regard to drugs, which is the message that seemed to come from the Garda Commissioner at the conference? Does he accept we need to roll out services to deal with that crisis? Unfortunately, as in the past, young people are coming forward to look for help but services are not available in country areas. Will the...

Electoral Registration Commissioner Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...or more difficult for people to use their franchise. We should be making it easier. The proposed changes to the supplementary register by which those seeking to be added to it would have to go to a Garda station and so on would not encourage people to go down that road but would discourage them. Neither would it encourage young people who feel dissatisfied with the system to add their...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: The major difficulty in this area is poor communication. The Garda find it difficult to obtain the relevant information if they stop a car. A young woman in my area has received a number of courts summonses in the past two years because someone passed her name on to the Garda. This young woman had never been in trouble with the law previously. The Garda knows the identity of the person who...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a situation pertaining to a section of the M1 motorway near Swords in north County Dublin where motorists have received penalty points from the Garda Síochána for speeding in excess of 60 km/h in a zone people are led to believe should be a 120 km/h motorway zone; if his attention has further been drawn to the comments from Fingal County...

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...off motorists and raising revenue. They are viewed by a large section of the motoring public as a cynical money-spinner. "Shooting fish in a barrel" is an accurate description of the bulk of Garda speed traps. Why do we never see them in areas where accidents have occurred, namely, on non-primary or secondary routes across the State? It appears there is no money to be gained in doing so....

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion. (28 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...the British, it is still too vague and the core problems I have outlined still stand. In addition, the stages prior to the application for an ASBO on a child suffer from an unfettered assumption of Garda infallibility. This is neither in the interests of the child nor in the interests of the Garda Síochána. Of equal importance is that it is not in the interests of public confidence in...

Public Order Offences: Statements. (28 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...must not engage in sectarian or abusive behaviour, and counter-demonstrators must refrain from physically engaging with them. Proper stewarding by those participating in demonstrations and by the Garda is crucial in that respect, and neither was in evidence last Saturday. Sinn Féin made clear that we wanted people to try to ignore that march. We instructed our membership not to go...

Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (9 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...of any aircraft operator and to inspect, take copies of any books, records and other documents, as well as copy or extract any data needed for any aircraft operator. The Bill also empowers the Garda to accompany any authorised officials carrying out random inspections. It should be noted the legislation includes aircraft in its definition of a premises. Hence, this is a tool for the Garda...

Commissions of Investigation: Motion (Resumed). (30 Nov 2005)

Seán Crowe: ...Lyons is one illustration of the consequences of having a police force that is a law unto itself and has suffered from a history of corruption and impunity. It is essential for the stability of the Garda Síochána and for the survival of public confidence in it that this Government holds to account all involved in the apparent set up of Dean Lyons. Sadly, Mr. Lyons will not see the...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Nov 2005)

Seán Crowe: ...has been drawn to the anti-social behaviour involving gangs of youths drinking in North Great Georges Street (details supplied); if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the Garda is regularly called but rarely attend; and if steps will be taken to ensure that there is a Garda presence to deter this menace to both residents and pedestrians. [31713/05]

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (6 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: ...colleague, Deputy Ó Snodaigh, has outlined our party's concerns about the provisions of this Bill as published. He spoke specifically about the proposals to extend significantly the powers of the Garda, including the proposal to extend the period of detention to up to 24 hours. Further proposed new powers include the power of compulsion of bodily samples without consent and powers to...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (29 Sep 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the response by the Garda authorities to anti-social behaviour in the area of Ashford Street, Dublin 7, including the repeated breaking of pensioners' windows; if additional gardaí will be made available for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26022/05]

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (23 Jun 2005)

Seán Crowe: .... Anyone who has attended court proceedings in the State has regularly encountered wheeling and dealing at the back of the court. Also, a situation arises whereby solicitors in cases of alleged Garda brutality, where a formal complaint has been made, recommend to their clients that they withdraw their complaints for fear of victimisation. Of 1,200 complaints processed by the Garda...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (22 Jun 2005)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the fact the Minister has embraced the concept of the ombudsman. I agree the Executive should be informed about what is happening within an Garda Síochána. However, the difficulty is that until now the Executive has not kept itself so informed. The Minister referred to the North as a polarised society but there is also a polarised society here in that people have lost faith in the...

Road Safety. (22 Jun 2005)

Seán Crowe: ...I did. I am concerned because I think there is a tragedy waiting to happen. I will pass on the information that I have been given to the Minister. If he suggests it should also be furnished to the Garda Síochána, I will do that as well. My understanding is, however, that when drivers produce letters from their general practitioners stating that they are unfit to drive buses, pressure is...