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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will they be handed over?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: If there are intelligence files in relation to whistleblowers, will they be handed over too?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will Ms O'Sullivan undertake to find out if there are any intelligence files in relation to whistleblowers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will Ms O'Sullivan ask if there are any intelligence files?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is Ms O'Sullivan aware of the content of the meeting between the former Commissioner, Mr. Callinan, and Deputy John McGuinness?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: So Ms O'Sullivan is not aware of any content which was discussed at that meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Has Ms O'Sullivan considered temporarily stepping aside as Commissioner while Mr. Justice O’Neill carries out his review, given that there are a number of allegations that she had knowledge of a campaign to discredit a whistleblower?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: If Ms O'Sullivan is not aware of any intelligence files, or of whistleblowers being put under surveillance, does that mean she is not aware of whistleblowers being put under surveillance using PULSE?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Okay.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (13 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; and if his Department will consider increasing funding to the scheme in line with the recommendation by a charity (details supplied) of €5 million resulting in an abolition of fees for parents. [30028/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (18 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make public the Garda report on mismanagement of public funds by the Garda Training College in Templemore; the recipients of rental income from Dromad farm land between 2009 and 2013 and if the recipients will be directed to repay rental income to the OPW as legal owner of the land. [30235/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (18 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has discussed with the Garda Commissioner the report on mismanagement of public funds by the Garda Training College in Templemore; if her attention has been drawn to the Commissioner’s plans to ensure implementation of the recommendations within the report; the timeframe of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (18 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons for the current delays in her Department, as well as the Chief State Solicitor's Office, furnishing the Coroner's Court in Belfast with requested documentation relevant to the inquest of a person (details supplied); the reason for delays with An Garda Síochána furnishing the Coroner's Court in Belfast with the requested...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Council (18 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 175. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which she will publish legislation to establish a judicial council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30900/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (18 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 176. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the European Court of Human Rights judgment in B.A.C. v. Greece, which held unanimously that there had been a violation of Articles 3, 8, and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights due to authorities' failure to determine the applicant's asylum application; if she has discussed this matter with her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ombudsman for Children Remit (19 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: 36. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which she will publish legislation to extend the remit of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to include cases concerning children residing in direct provision. [31000/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: Are they not being implemented because of a resource or a culture issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: It seems a bit ironic that if a person approaches a garda in the street to report a stolen wallet, it may not be recorded, yet if a person in a car is stopped by gardaí and he or she has no tax disc or he or she fails to produce his or her driving licence in a Garda station, that is definitely recorded. What is the difference? There is no doubt that failure to produce an insurance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I have two brief supplementaries. We always talk about Garda numbers as if they are the be-all and end-all of policing, but I am more interested in Garda hours and how we utilise them. Even I have had great difficulty in trying to find out not how many personnel are dedicated to investigating burglaries or sex crimes but how many Garda hours are spent in each area. We would get a better...

Topical Issues: Garda Industrial Relations (25 Oct 2016)

Jonathan O'Brien: I ask the Tánaiste to provide an update on the ongoing negotiations with Garda representative organisations. While I fully understand she cannot provide details of the discussions, I ask her to provide information on the number of meetings that have taken place and so forth. I am aware that representatives of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, AGSI, are due to meet...