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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I thank Mr. Kelly and invite Mr. Devitt to make his submission.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I thank Mr. Devitt and appreciate that he stayed within the time allocated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I must ask you to conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: In fairness to everyone else I must ask you to stop there, please. We can pick up the rest of that later on, perhaps.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I thank Mr. O'Brien for his opening statement and keeping within the time limit. The committee has received a request from the media to publish the opening statements. Is that agreed? Agreed. Senator Katherine Zappone has indicated that she would like to engage with the ICCL, Irish Council for Civil Liberties.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: If other delegates wish to contribute a reply to a question asked, I ask them to indicate first and I will then call them. Does Senator Katherine Zappone have a further question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Excellent questions. Who would like to respond to them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: The committee eventually had an involvement in that regard in the context of the panel established to nominate members to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and it seems to have worked pretty well. Thereafter, the members of the commission came before the committee and interacted with us. There is already a model in place in this regard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Someone's mobile phone is interfering with the sound feed and preventing what is being said from being recorded. I ask everyone present, even those in the Visitors Gallery, to ensure their mobile phones are switched off.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Does Mr. Devitt wish to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: That mirrors what happens in the Defence Forces where there is an officer corps.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Even so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Mr. Devitt is saying that in many organisations there is a culture of encouraging people to point out deficiencies, which benefits the organisation in the long run anyway.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: That is an issue. Were the present witnesses to wish to re-engage in the afternoon, that might be useful. It is a possibility. Does Mr. Kelly wish to comment on these questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Who wishes to take that question? Perhaps Mr. Devitt will do so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: One more question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Finally.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: How can we move on from there? That was the question at the end.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Does Mr. Kelly want to respond to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Does Deputy Farrell have any more questions?