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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am trying to interpret this. Deputy Boyd Barrett's point regarding the briefing the Minister received from GSOC concerns the reason why the Minister did not relay what was in the briefing. Is that the point the Deputy is making?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will take a final question from Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To clarify that, the Minister is referring to the IMSI technologies and that it costs about €5,000 on the Internet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am allowing a degree of detail initially because the Minister needs to go through these matters, some of which are complex, very carefully. However, as the meeting proceeds and if there is a repetition of questions, I ask him to be briefer in his replies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In fairness, the first round of questions will be slower because there is a great deal of detail to get through. I am allowing for that in order to facilitate the maximum interaction. We will have to sharpen our approach as we go on. I ask members to keep an eye on the questions that have already been covered and try to avoid repetition.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will ask for responses to those questions and I will return to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister has those questions. I will agree that three questions at a maximum should be asked together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Minister, the committee members have an eight-minute window each. The non-committee members will have a six-minute window. The reason is that you are not here indefinitely. In terms of the questioners, perhaps you could be sharper with your answers. Deputy Mulherin wishes to come in. It has to be a quick question and a quick response from the Minister, whatever the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No, in fairness to the other committee members that was a long answer. I took the view it was necessary to let the Minister have that time to explain the issue. I am asking you, Deputy Mulherin, for a quick question and for a quick response to be fair to the other members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: One question, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No, that is enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No. Will you respect the Chair, Deputy? I said one more question and you are now into two or three.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We will have your last question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that, Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Thank you. The first question is from Deputy Mulherin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, who is accompanied by Mr. Brian Purcell, Secretary General, and Mr. Michael Flahive, assistant secretary, and thank them for their attendance. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss issues arising from reports of the unlawful surveillance of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. To ensure that mobile...

Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has raised this as an issue. I do not have the legal expertise to adjudicate on whether it is. I am merely asking if it is the advice of the Department of Justice and Equality and the Minister of State's opinion that the issues raised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions are not ones that will require legal change. I do not have the expertise to make...

Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Donohoe, suggested that what I am seeking to do with this amendment might be better achieved by amending other legislation. This issue was raised previously on Committee Stage. Does the Government believe this is not a legal issue or does it think it may be an issue that requires amendments to other legislation?...

Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: May I make a final point of clarification?

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: An independent inquiry.