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Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (11 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Vótáil.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Industrial Relations (11 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 436. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if action can be taken to ensure that members of an association (details supplied) can have access to the State's dispute resolution machinery in respect of their ongoing entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17659/17]

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will share time with Deputies O'Loughlin, Thomas Byrne and Eugene Murphy. Later tonight we will discuss the most recent report of Mr. Justice Fennelly. It is important to remember, however, that in August 2015 Mr. Justice Fennelly produced an interim report in respect of two paragraphs of his terms of reference. One of those paragraphs concerned the removal or resignation of the former...

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is not a ludicrous point.

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is a consequence of the procedure taking place now that we are required to pass judgment on other people. We are not a House that decides who should lose their job. We are not in that position. We are not the employer of the Garda Commissioner.

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Government is the employer of the Garda Commissioner. If we go down that route, we will end up issuing meaningless motions that have no effect. We have got to recognise that if this House starts passing motions that are meaningless and that are ignored, we will undermine ourselves in that process.

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: We had a debate last night in respect of where we should with this process. Politics has entered into the debate on this issue and we should try to remove it. We have personalised it in respect of the Commissioner and her role. We have been very clear in our views on the Commissioner. We have stated them publicly. What we, as a House, need to do now is try to take measures to improve and...

Report of the Fennelly Commission: Statements (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Fennelly report and the recording of non-999 phone calls in Garda stations provides a good example of how we in this country create, maintain and respond to a crisis. To take the issue of the non-999 phone calls first, a practice develops in Ireland to record phone calls in Garda stations and no one gives any consideration to whether it is lawful or not. Second, the practice continues...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Joint Policing Committees (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the resources provided by her Department to local joint policing committees in 2015 and 2016; and the resources being provided in 2017. [18657/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Legal Aid (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when responsibility for criminal legal aid will be transferred to the Legal Aid Board. [18653/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of her Department’s examination of the feasibility of a new public defender system. [18654/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Policing Authority will complete its review of the boundaries of Garda districts and Garda stations in rural areas and in the developing urban and suburban areas to ensure an efficient and optimum geographical distribution of stations and minimal response times; and the date on which the review was commenced. [18655/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the pilot scheme to reopen six Garda stations will commence. [18656/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the need to build up to full strength the specialist units in An Garda Síochána involved in the fight against serious crime; and the current strength and target level for each, in tabular form. [18658/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda business fora established since May 2016. [18659/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Administration (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to resource the courts, particularly the Circuit Court, to deal with increased non-summary prosecutions of serious crimes; and the additional resources being provided for this in 2017. [18660/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Recidivism Rate (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being put in place to strengthen supervision of prolific repeat offenders after they have served their prison sentence. [18661/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she commissioned the annual study on court efficiency and sitting times benchmarked against international standards to provide accurate measurements for improving access to justice; and when it will be published. [18662/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will publish legislation to reduce excessive delays to trials and court proceedings including pre-trial hearings. [18663/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Apr 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Dublin armed response unit; if it is now operational; the number of gardaí assigned to it; if any of its members have been reassigned from existing Garda units; if so, the number of such gardaí; if all the vacancies arising in those units from reassignment have been filled; and if she will make a statement on the...