Results 21-40 of 191 for garda speaker:Mark Daly

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: ...if the Minister has any thoughts on how that might be narrowed a small bit. It is leaving it open to the board for an undue array of views with regard to the annual report. Going back to the Garda Commissioner, it states that the Commissioner must prepare and submit "not later than 4 months after the end of each year". Again, it makes my point on the previous section. What are the...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: The Cathaoirleach might rule me out on this one because it might sound like repetition. The reason I am making the point is that it says the same thing again, "a report on the performance of An Garda Síochána during the preceding year". This relates to section 70(1), where the Minister will get this report. The reason I am-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: ...well, in section 70(5) and (6). It does not allow for printed copies of the report. It states the Minister may exclude matter from the annual report being laid before the Oireachtas, and that the Garda Commissioner should ensure "as soon as practicable" that it would be laid before the Oireachtas. Again, it is not necessarily available to the public. It also refers to it being...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: ...soon as practicable, after the approval by the Minister under subsection (3) of the governance framework, arrange for the publication of the framework on a website maintained by or on behalf of An Garda Síochána or in such other manner as the Minister may specify."It sounds like repetition but the same issue keeps coming up over and over again. The Government’s view of...

Seanad: Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (30 Nov 2023)

Mark Daly: ...has passed the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023 on 29 November 2023, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired. Dáil Éireann has agreed on 29 November 2023 to the amendments made by Seanad Éireann to the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022. Dáil Éireann has passed the Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 on 29 November 2023,...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Annita Demetriou, Speaker of the Cypriot House of Representatives (13 Jun 2023)

Mark Daly: ...country that is familiar with a hard border certainly does not want to see one return to another island nation. I join with Madam Speaker in paying tribute to our Defence Forces and the members of an Garda Síochána who have served with the United Nations in peacekeeping duties in Cyprus. I also join with Madam Speaker in our support for the United Nations ongoing efforts on the...

Seanad: Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (11 Oct 2022)

Mark Daly: ...xe1;il Éireann. Dáil Éireann has agreed, on 5 October 2022, to the amendments made by Seanad Éireann to the Higher Education Authority Bill 2022. Dáil Éireann has passed, on 5 October 2022, the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021, considered by virtue of Article 22.2 of the Constitution, as a Bill initiated in Dáil Éireann, to which...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (28 Sep 2022)

Mark Daly: ...Nations and all sides are working to find a just and viable solution to the situation in the country. I know the Cypriot Government greatly appreciates the work of our Defence Forces and our gardaí who have been on duty in Cyprus over the past nearly 50 years. Some members of An Garda Síochána and the UN forces have served there since 1964. We wish the ambassador and all...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (20 Sep 2022)

Mark Daly: ...following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters on the Commencement of the Seanad: Senator Sharon Keogan: The need for the Minister for Justice to consider establishing a new Garda station for the areas of Laytown and Bettystown, County Meath, in light of new figures from the Central Statistic Office showing an increase in the population. Senator Robbie Gallagher: ...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (14 Sep 2022)

Mark Daly: ...for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to make a statement on supports available to encourage businesses to increase energy efficiency. Senator Emer Currie: The need for the Minister for Justice to increase Garda resources in Ashtown and Pelletstown, Dublin 15. Senator Eugene Murphy: The need for the Minister for Transport to allocate funding under the active travel scheme for the...

Seanad: Animal Welfare: Motion (14 Jul 2022)

Mark Daly: The issues outlined by the Senator are very serious. I hope the appropriate authorities, from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine all the way to An Garda Síochána, take on board what she has said. Privilege in the House is there to make sure the Senator and others are free to raise issues of great concern to the public and that the press is free to report what she has...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (13 Jul 2022)

Mark Daly: ...University of the Shannon. I have also received notice from Senator Sharon Keogan of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Justice to make a statement on increased staffing for the Laytown Garda station in light of the population increase shown in recent CSO figures. I have also received notice from Senator John Cummins of the following matter: The need for the...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (15 Jun 2022)

Mark Daly: ...the review of structures in the police service with particular reference to the proposed amalgamation of superintendent roles and how this might impact on the deployment of appropriate numbers of Garda members within communities. I have also received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan of the following matter: The need for the to make a statement on the funding allocation for the...

Seanad: Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (28 Apr 2022)

Mark Daly: I have received the following messages from Dáil Éireann. Dáil Éireann has agreed on 27 April 2022 to the amendments made by Seanad Éireann to the Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021. Dáil Éireann has passed the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 on 27 April 2022, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Mark Daly: I join with the Senator in his congratulations. Along with all colleagues, I too wish Garda Scott a speedy recovery.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (25 Jan 2022)

Mark Daly: ...also received notice from Senator Robbie Gallagher of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the national roll-out of first responder training to all Garda districts, including the provision by the National Ambulance Service of automated external defibrillators, AEDs, to all Garda vehicles. I have also received notice from Senators Aisling...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (15 Dec 2021)

Mark Daly: ...’s offshore wind energy strategy. I have also received notice from Senators Malcolm Byrne and Pat Casey of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Justice to make a statement on Garda resourcing in the Wicklow and Wexford areas. I have also received notice from Senator Barry Ward of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Transport to permit category...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (7 Dec 2021)

Mark Daly: ...of funding for the expansion of Westdoc services in Galway. I have received notice from Senator Fiona O’Loughlin of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Justice to make a statement on the Garda resourcing in south Kildare. I have received notice from Senator Marie Sherlock of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Education to provide an update on...

Seanad: Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (11 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: Dáil Éireann has passed the Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021 on 10 November 2021, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired. Dáil Éireann has passed the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021 on 10 November 2021, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (29 Sep 2021)

Mark Daly: ...full implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the United Kingdom and to the Northern Ireland protocol, which was greatly appreciated. Since 1964, thousands of members of An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces have served in Cyprus as members of the United Nations peacekeeping force. Ireland has always supported, and continues to support, a just and...