Results 1-4 of 4 for drugs speaker:Niall Blaney

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (29 Jun 2023)

Niall Blaney: ...The cover in that area is not sufficient. The Border stretches for 100 km along Donegal. On the other side of the county, we have much more than coastline. Like everywhere else, we have serious drug problems. The level of policing proposed for west Donegal is in no way sufficient. The population of the area multiplies over the summer months. My district of Milford, which is roughly...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2023)

Niall Blaney: ...little attachment to the Twenty-six Counties. We have only 4 km of Border attaching us to the South and 100 km of Border with Northern Ireland. This affects policing matters and the moving of drugs and, moreover, the tourist season. The west, which is a large geographical area, is losing the great service we have had over many years and it is of great concern. It would be timely to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2021)

Niall Blaney: ...problem with the media in this country that they are afraid to report these things? There are all kinds of rumours in Derry of community moneys not being properly spent. There are also rumours of drugs being involved. It is in everybody's interests that the media report these things. It is extraordinary that, for the last six weeks, the media in this country would not touch the matter....

Garda Deployment. (25 Apr 2006)

Niall Blaney: ...stories of desecrated schools, private property, commercial premises and so on. One wonders where it will all end. We also experience the problems associated with over-consumption of alcohol and drugs, speeding and drink driving. The list is endless. I had a glance through a local newspaper this morning and it contained reports of cars stolen and damaged, a school broken into and windows...