Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The purpose of today's session is to meet the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan, to discuss a broad range of issues, including progress on Garda oversight and accountability since the committee issued a report and recommendations on this matter in December 2016; issues surrounding the recording and classification of Garda homicide figures; the transposition of the European Union's reception conditions directive, which has been recast; the case of Aidan McAnespie family and the efforts of the McAnespie family to have the Crowley report made available to them; and various other matters relating to the work of the committee of which the Minister has received notice.

I welcome the Minister and his officials as well as the other departmental officials seated in the Gallery. I remind the Minister and members that under the salient rulings of the Chair, members should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable.