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Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: The Minister would agree that if a garda makes a complaint in September and he still has not been interviewed by May the following year, there is a problem. If a Garda makes a complaint in November and has not even got a reply by May the following year, there is a problem. GSOC is still not fit for purpose and it is not doing the job it is supposed to; it is not able to do it. It is going...

Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: Will the Minister consider bringing in GSOC personnel to have a chat with them? She could ask them if they are adequately resourced and if there is enough power to deal with the challenges faced by GSOC. One of the whistleblowers I mentioned since making his complaint over a year ago has had five internal investigations against him. The person he complained about has not even been...

Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 1:In page 4, to delete line 24.I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, but, once again, the Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, has blanked us. She must not like us.

Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: I am supposed to attend an under-18 match in Wexford tonight. My team is playing a Leinster championship quarter final match against St. Kevin's. It is only the second under-18 knockout game that I will have missed in 25 years because it is my job to challenge legislation and I am disappointed that the Minister is not present to participate in the debate. I fear that the Bill and the...

Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Minister of State. To reiterate, we could argue until the cows come home about the technicalities. Advice from the Attorney General can be perfect and sometimes maybe it is not perfect. I am not sure a Government would be acting within its remit to ignore such advice but maybe it is so. I imagined it could have some flexibility in the issue. The problem remains that despite...

Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Minister of State for his contribution. I would like Ireland to call for a peace conference. We should have it in Dublin. It would bring in a bit of tourism as well. Deputy Niall Collins might like it to be in Limerick but Deputy Mac Lochlainn would probably want it in Donegal.

Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: Cork is a grand spot.

Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: It would be symbolic to have it in Shannon, given that we have allowed the airport to be used and abused to develop the war effort. Ireland is a very well respected country and there was a time we were perceived as being neutral. Given that we are a small island, there is much sense in us being neutral and not taking sides in any of these wars. Sadly, that perception has long ended. It...

Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 2:In page 4, to delete lines 32 and 33.

Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 5:In page 5, line 13, to delete “encouraging, directly or indirectly” and substitute “directly or indirectly inciting”.

Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 6:In page 5, line 13, to delete “encouraging, directly or indirectly” and substitute “directly or indirectly inciting”.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases to date that have been referred to the independent review mechanism; the number of these cases that have been concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19530/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on when the Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill will be commenced; if this legislation will be enacted in its entirety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19528/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Remit (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the capabilities and appropriateness of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to act as a confidential recipient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19527/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the independent review mechanism will complete its work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19529/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Powers (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 482. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the current Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009, which allows for the attachment and use of tracking and global positioning system devices, without the need for judicial authorisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19949/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Powers (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 484. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009, in particular, the provisions that allow for any Garda, above the rank of superintendent, to internally approve another Garda to undertake covert surveillance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19951/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Numbers (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 483. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the 300 migrants who we have agreed to resettle, as part of the European Union plan to tackle the current migration crisis, will be automatically granted refugee status, or if they will be forced to go into direct provision as asylum seekers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19950/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 492. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to allocate additional resources to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, in response to the increase in referrals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20239/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 630. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken in response to reports that patients presenting at Wexford General Hospital with mental health issues, who have also been using substances, are being turned away and told to return when the drugs are out of their system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19954/15]