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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offences committed by persons on bail in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18103/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the detection and prosecution of drugs offences in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18104/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Nugent for attending again this morning. I am conscious that he was present in mid-February when we asked questions on the homicide review. I will not ask any questions I asked previously. However, I want to ask others on the homicide review because of developments since the delegates were last here. Since Mr. Nugent is the face and voice of An Garda, I will address my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: What did he think of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Mr. Nugent believe that the content of the evidence they gave to the committee was accurate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does he believe it was reliable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does he believe that this committee should rely upon it and act on what those witnesses said to us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: The evidence they gave to the committee was that, in effect, they were tasked with the job of conducting a review. They brought it to the attention of the Garda executive in November. After that, up to September 2017, they were virtually ignored. Is that acceptable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Why does the delegation believe that the work of those to whom I refer was not given sufficient attention by Garda management?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: As a civilian within An Garda Síochána, does Mr. Nugent believe that there is a certain disregard for civilians within the force who are doing work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does An Garda Síochána now accept that the work that was being carried out by Ms West and Ms Galligan was being carried out in a professional capacity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I mean work that has been carried out professionally by them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is there no explanation as to why their work was ignored as they said it was ignored?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: As well as being ignored, they said they were, in effect, pressurised to sign off on a report they had not approved. Does Mr. Nugent believe that is appropriate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Where we are now regarding the homicide review – Mr. Nugent may correct me if I am wrong – is that the methodology that was initially promoted by Ms Galligan and Ms West has been accepted by An Garda Síochána as the correct methodology. Is that so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Are they part of the review process referred to by Mr. Nugent in his report when he says that, in December 2017, a review team was established under an assistant commissioner? Are they part of that review team?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: When does Ms McPartlin believe we will have finality in respect of the homicide review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Earlier, Mr. Nugent stated, "Certain commonalities have been identified in the cases reviewed, such as the revisiting and upgrading of investigative actions and crime classification on PULSE, which had been overlooked." Is Assistant Commissioner McPartlin in a position to elaborate for the committee on the commonalities involved? Does the sentence mean that there have been cases of homicide...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: In respect of the review team, do I take it that the analysis service and the investigative part of An Garda Síochána are working together on this matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am conscious that other bodies, and Assistant Commissioner McPartlin never said this, were informed by gardaí that there was this co-operation between both sides, but can she give a personal assurance to the committee that there is co-operation between the analysis service and Garda management on this issue relating to the report team?