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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: A brief supplementary question, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fair enough. We will take them as a group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To clarify the matter, Deputy, do you have more questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fine. We can move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is clear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We have had enough interaction on that and I have some questions. I should say first that our committee deals with all the ombudsmen and we are very proud that the outgoing Ombudsman, Ms Emily O'Reilly, has been elected as the European Ombudsman. We have established a reputation in Ireland in this evolving area, as the ombudsmen would acknowledge. The public service managers, including...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes. I assume that the vast majority of requests are not sensitive in nature and one expects that there is co-operation within the 30 day period. Where there are disputes, there is now a resolution process in place.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is good to hear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Garda Commissioner, Mr. Callinan, and his team for a frank and helpful exchange.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There are reports in this morning's media that the Garda Commissioner has demanded the return of files from the Committee of Public Accounts with regard to the penalty points debacle. I hope the Tánaiste agrees that this a disturbing development. We can recap what has happened. Two Garda whistleblowers were very concerned about practices surrounding the termination of penalty points....
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I spoke to one of the whistleblowers this morning and he advised me that they were encouraged in correspondence by the Minister for Justice and Equality to bring all the evidence they have into the public domain and to the appropriate mechanisms within the State. The whistleblower has given the dossier of evidence he has to the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts. The Chairman...
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I acknowledge the whistleblower legislation that is being progressed and that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, is taking the lead in that regard. I also acknowledge that it was a commitment in the programme for Government. One could ask what message we are sending to potential whistleblowers. Let us imagine if people within the financial services sector had...
- Order of Business (21 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To clarify, is the Ceann Comhairle to put the question on 12b in a moment?
- Order of Business (21 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney has advocated, as part of his Harvest 2020 plans, the development of the aquaculture industry in Ireland. However, there is a difficulty at present with the licence application process, which is not time limited. This means that those objecting and the companies seeking to develop their industry do not know where they stand....
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Financial Resolutions (21 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Although this is a technical motion, we are opposed to it going to Committee Stage because included in these resolutions is a measure facilitating a cut to the single-parent’s allowance. Accordingly, we will be calling for a vote.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (26 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 500. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons whose information is on PULSE are given a criminal intelligence number. [50360/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (26 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 501. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the age of the youngest person with a criminal intelligence number on the PULSE system. [50361/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (26 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 502. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a revised version of the Coroner's Bill 2007 will be presented to Dáil Éireann. [50362/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff (26 Nov 2013)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 507. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of court messengers appointed in the counties of Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and Kildare; the names and dates of their appointments and the salaries paid to them in the current year. [50593/13]