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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am sorry, Senator Byrne, but we need questions rather than commentary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On another point of clarification, why did the commission not look for another Irish security firm when the previous one had closed down? Why did it look for an international expert firm?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am sorry but I am disallowing the question. A point of clarification can be made on a question that was not answered clearly but that is a new question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am not allowing it. I call Deputy Creighton.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: If Deputy Creighton is happy we will get a response and then she can ask another question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Deputy Creighton will have time for a couple of questions and then we will conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Interference will have an impact on the public's ability to hear the Deputy's comments. I am trying to be helpful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will allow an answer before allowing the Deputy back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I should indicate that GSOC is not compelled to come before us and the delegation has come of its own volition. I asked on Monday that a delegation would come as early as possible and the earliest opportunity - our Wednesday meeting at 4 p.m. - was used. The witnesses may respond to questions as they wish, as it is their right to respond or not to a question. Up to now there has been a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Deputy cannot make assertions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Which is true.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Deputy's time will have elapsed by the time the response has been given. However, he may ask another question in the time he has left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Does Mr. FitzGerald think it is good that the policing authority and the intelligence services are combined under one umbrella, a situation that appears to be unique to Ireland? Is that good or poor practice?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: These were matters of such public interest that GSOC took it upon itself – as it has the right to do under law – to investigate them. It took four years to complete the investigation. Am I right in saying that it took so long because of the profound delays in getting co-operation on this matter of huge public interest from senior management of An Garda Síochána?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Mr. FitzGerald said last night that the decision to bring in a security sweep of the GSOC premises happened around a time when sensitive investigations were taking place. Can I confirm that GSOC was completing the investigation of these matters at the time it was thinking of doing the security sweep of its premises?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Are any of the persons under investigation in this special investigation currently in a senior position of any kind in An Garda Síochána?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In regard to the public interest investigation can I confirm whether any of the persons involved in the array of An Garda Síochána or intelligence services, or whatever, are currently in a senior position in An Garda Síochána?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am not wrong in the question I am asking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I accept that.