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Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: Section 7 of the Bill as drafted inserts section 102B into the Garda Síochána Act 2005. This provision only allows GSOC to investigate the Garda Commissioner where the Minister consents to such an investigation and only if an offence or serious misconduct is suspected. These circumstances will rarely, if ever, arise. There is no strength or independence in this function and it is...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: The Minister said she could not conceive of a situation in which the Minister or Government would not give GSOC permission to investigate where it was perceived that the Garda Commissioner was behaving very poorly. Although she placed much emphasis on the fact that the Government rather than the Minister would have the power to make some of the decisions, there is little comfort in this,...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 15:In page 4, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "(c) repeated breach of duty.".

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 19:In page 5, line 9, to delete “Minister” and substitute “Garda Authority”.This amendment goes back to the same chestnut of trying to garner as much independence as possible for the ombudsman commission with less influence from the Government of the day. If we manage eventually to put in place an independent Garda authority, it will have...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: It is unfair for the Minister to try to suggest that we were saying everything was wrong. We are addressing the problems that exist. We acknowledge that some things are being done well. We also acknowledge that many gardaí do a great job and really care. We are seeking to address those who have misbehaved. We are simply reacting to and reflecting what we hear from the public. Of...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 20:In page 5, line 10, after “investigation.” to insert the following:“If the Garda Authority deems it necessary and in the public interest, the Authority may subsequently report the matter to the Minister.”.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 22:In page 5, lines 34 and 35, to delete all words from and including “section” in line 34 down to and including line 35 and substitute the following:“sections 95, 98, 102 or 106, is so provided within four weeks of the date of receipt of a formal request.103B. An Assistant Garda Commissioner shall ensure that information is to be provided by the...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I welcome the Minister's statement that the statutory obligation applies to all sections. If that is the case, it is good news. I will revisit the text to ascertain how we misinterpreted it. While the Minister has made rational and reasonable points about what is and is not possible, it is not good practice to leave this matter open-ended. It is asking too much of any human being, not...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: Why not maintain the proposed period of 30 days and provide that, where it is not possible to meet this timeframe for certain specified reasons, a maximum period of six months applies? The time limit must not be open-ended.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 24:In page 6, line 6, to delete "Minister" and substitute "Garda Authority".

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 25:In page 6, line 12, to delete "Minister" and substitute "Garda Authority".

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 26:In page 6, line 18, to delete "Minister" and substitute "Garda Authority".

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 27:In page 6, line 19, to delete "Minister" and substitute "Garda Authority".

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 28:In page 6, line 26, to delete "under subsection (3)" and substitute "from the Garda Authority".

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 29:In page 6, to delete lines 28 to 33 and substitute the following:"(5) (a) The Minister may exclude from the copies of reports which are to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas under subsection (4) any matter which, in his or her opinion would be prejudicial to the interests of national security. (b) If the Minister takes any action under paragraph (a), reasons...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 30:In page 6, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “11.Section 117 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting “the Garda Authority” for “the Minister” wheresoever it appears.”.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 31:In page 6, line 38, to delete “Minister” and substitute “Garda Authority”.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: 13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take in relation to the situation for Tara Mines pensioners (details supplied); her views on amending section 50 of the Pensions Act 1990, as amended by section 35 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012, in order to offer more protection to employees against unfair reductions in their pension entitlements; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Poverty (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: 22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department has taken since the start of 2015, and the measures envisaged in the short and long-term, to deal with rising child poverty here, in view of recent statistics from the Central Statistics Office. [4984/15]

Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: She is not proposing the Bill.