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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effects of Recent Storms on Fishing Community (13 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: There will be a committee meeting to evaluate the eligibility of projects. Does that imply some of the smaller piers will not be repaired? Or is the meeting to decide the order of repair? If a fisherman lost all of his pots, will he still be subject to this mathematical equation that will only give a third of the cost? How many months must a fisherman have to show as proof of actively pot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effects of Recent Storms on Fishing Community (13 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: Will they all get attended to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effects of Recent Storms on Fishing Community (13 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I accept that but for the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: There are a number of clarifications. I appreciate the Chairman's dilemma but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: Nor do I.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: The Chairman would rule on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: The Chairman will allow clarifications at the end, then?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: No. I have taken notes-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: No. I am talking about questions that relate to other questions that were raised but that were not answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: No; they are not new issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I thought there would be an opportunity. I did not interrupt for that very reason. I was allowing the meeting to go on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: Is it possible to seek a point of clarification?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: Thank you. I wanted to ask about the comment about the file being submitted to the DPP. It sort of skated past and I was not quite clear about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: Yes, that is the confusing bit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: It does. I thank Mr. FitzGerald.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: Mr. O'Brien referred to the meeting with the Garda Commissioner and spoke about trying to allay his sense of grievance. If I understand Mr. O'Brien's report, he met him on Tuesday. Mr. O'Brien speaks about him also being blind-sided. Was his sense of grievance related to Mr. O'Brien's statement the previous day or to the release of the information, in which case why would he have a sense...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: However, he had a sense of grievance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: The heart of the matter is why Mr. O'Brien decided to proceed at this point. He said in his submission that when he had been appointed in 2011 there was an agreement to have a general sweep, as there had been none since 2007. For some reason, he did not proceed with it at that point. He waited until 2013 when he says the prevailing atmosphere after the various reports and testimony was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: How many of the staff knew about the sweep occurring? Did it occur at night, as has been suggested, and, if so, why?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I thank Mr. O'Brien for his very coherent presentation. Before we get into the detail, I wish to ask whether there are other similar reports or sweeping episodes which have not been notified by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.