Results 41-60 of 136 for drugs speaker:David Stanton

Topical Issue Debate: Anti-Social Behaviour (28 Jun 2017)

David Stanton: ...responsibility for personal behaviour are part of a much wider debate for our society. The Garda also conducts intelligence-led operations to target particular suspects or criminal activities, such as drug-dealing. Deputies will also be aware that the Garda has had a number of significant successes in recent months in targeting drugs crime with seizures of large amounts of drugs....

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Levels (3 May 2017)

David Stanton: ...checkpoints nationwide. There have been approximately 4,400 arrests and 4,900 charges covering a range of offences which, in addition to burglary, have included handling stolen property, possession of firearms and drugs offences. The results are there and can be measured. As the Deputy has said, Operation Thor has targeted mobile criminal gangs engaged in burglary and related crimes....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: ...Justice Act 1984, as inserted by Section 9(a) of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 to the detention provisions of three Statutes, namely the Offences Against the State Act 1939, the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 and the Criminal Justice Act 2007. Section 5A concerns the well-established right of a person in Garda custody to access legal advice and is aimed at clarifying the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: I move amendment No. 3In page 3, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “Amendment of Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 4. Section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 is amended in subsection (1) by the substitution of “Sections 5, 5A, 6A” for “Sections 5, 6A”.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: ...referred to as the Bail (Amendment) Bill. Amendment No. 16 amends the Long Title for the same reasons. It references the Criminal Justice Act 1984, the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, the Criminal Justice Act 2007 and the Criminal Justice Act 2011.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: ...delete lines 5 and 6 and substitute the following:“An Act to amend certain enactments, including the Criminal Justice Act 1984, the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, the Bail Act 1997, the Criminal Justice Act 2007 and the Criminal Justice Act 2011 and to provide for related matters.”.

Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Instruction to Committee (4 Apr 2017)

David Stanton: ...instruction to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality that it has power to make provision in the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016 in relation to:(a) the Criminal Justice Act 1984, Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, Criminal Justice Act 2007 and Criminal Justice Act 2011, of a technical and drafting nature, to update cross references within the Acts; and (b) the Criminal Justice...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (8 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: ...and 29 civilian staff. The work of local gardaí is supported as appropriate by a number of Garda national units, such as the national bureau of criminal investigation, the national economic crime bureau and the national drugs and organised crime bureau. The 57 Garda vehicles that operate throughout the division provide a highly visible and mobile Garda presence. Garda management...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Drug Treatment Programmes Availability (10 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: ...Minister of State, Deputy Byrne. She regrets that she cannot be present as she is attending a meeting of the Joint Committee on Health. I will convey the Senator's comments to her. Government policy on the drugs issue is set out in the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016. The overall objective of the strategy is to tackle the harm caused to individuals and society by the misuse of drugs....

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: Drugs.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: ...to offer the appropriate supports to those involved in prostitution. The Department of Justice and Equality, through its anti-human trafficking unit, provides funding, along with the HSE and the south inner city local drugs task force, to Ruhama which provides assistance and support, including outreach, education and development programmes and assistance in accessing housing and social...

European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training: Motion (21 Jul 2016)

David Stanton: ...in training programmes in other member states on a wide variety of policing topics including management, public order and crowd management, issues regarding the Schengen Agreement, counterfeit goods, organised crime and drugs. In more recent times, CEPOL has provided training programmes to address emerging policing and security issues such as fundamentalism and immigration. As a result,...

Seanad: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training: Motion (19 Jul 2016)

David Stanton: ...involvement in training programmes in other member states on a wide variety of policing topics, including issues relating to management, public order and crowd management, Schengen, counterfeit goods, organised crime and drugs. In more recent times, CEPOL has provided training programmes to address emerging policing and security issues such as fundamentalism and immigration. As a result,...

Seanad: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training: Motion (19 Jul 2016)

David Stanton: ..., it is an area unknown to us, but the Government is anxious for the co-operation to be maintained. As is known, it is very good at present. The Senator mentioned important issues such as human trafficking, drugs and so forth. Other Senators, including Senator Martin Conway, mentioned the fact that crime did not respect borders. It is important, therefore, that we have co-operation. I...

Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Jul 2016)

David Stanton: ...in particular; continued targeting of burglaries and related crime via Operation Thor; and continued support for measures against terrorism. A new Garda special crime task force is being established under the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau. It will augment the response to organised crime at a local level through concentrated policing and through a multi-agency approach to targeting...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: ...With regard to the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009, many Deputies will be aware from their own experiences as public representatives of the devastation caused by organised crime activities. The drugs trade, in particular, can wreck individual lives and communities. We must continue to meet this challenge head-on by providing the necessary resources and legislative supports to the...

Parole Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: ...look at the other side of the equation, building up communities and youth services and ensuring people follow through on education. I could not agree more with what Deputy Robert Troy said earlier about the role of drugs in communities across the country. He is correct. It is very corrosive and damaging and we must do all we can to focus on it from every angle to try to minimise the...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (15 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: ...recent series of gang-related murders in the Dublin region bears witness to the ruthlessness and lawlessness of these criminals. As public representatives we have all seen the profound damage that drugs in particular have inflicted on communities across the State. We cannot be blind to the fact that there are serious criminals who are only too happy to feed on that misery and misfortune...

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

David Stanton: I am glad to have an opportunity to contribute to this debate on crime. The debate was sparked by murders in Dublin and it has focused on that issue, which has its roots in the illegal drug trade. Chairing the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality for the past five years, I learned that this area of policing and crime is extremely complex. There is no simple answer....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Bail Bill 2015: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

David Stanton: ...and being here. With their permission, we will send the transcript and submissions to the Department, perhaps along with some comments. Tomorrow at 9:45 a.m. we will launch our report on drugs. In the past we have reviewed penal reform and the community courts. The committee has done much work in these areas. At the end of the day, there is a major groundswell of fear of crime in...