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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Misconduct Allegations (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I recognise and commend the courage of Garda Tony Golden, who gave his life in service of the community. In October 2015 he was fulfilling his duties in accompanying Siobhán Phillips to the house to assist her in regaining her possessions. He paid the ultimate price that a member of An Garda Síochána can pay and deserves to be commended for his bravery. However, it is also...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Misconduct Allegations (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the fact that a public interest investigation is being commenced by GSOC. However, I have a concern that it may drift on and we may not get an ultimate report for a number of years. It is important that measures are now put in place within An Garda Síochána to ensure full communication between different branches and stations. If a very dangerous individual has been...

Other Questions: Law Reform Commission Reports (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the Law Reform Commission's report, Consolidation and Reform of Aspects of the Law of Evidence, published earlier in 2017. [24339/17]

Other Questions: Law Reform Commission Reports (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: In January, the Law Reform Commission, LRC, published its report on the consolidation and reform of the law of evidence. Does the Minister or her Department have proposals in respect of that report and does she intend to introduce legislation as suggested therein?

Other Questions: Law Reform Commission Reports (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for her response. I tabled this question because the LRC's report, which was published last January, is extensive and contains many useful proposals on how the law of evidence could and should be reformed. It is important to note that this is not just an issue of interest to people operating in the courts. We want to make the laws of evidence more efficient so as to...

Other Questions: Law Reform Commission Reports (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I agree that this should not be rushed into, particularly as it will require careful consideration. However, we cannot just let the report sit there or make no proposals. One of the report's interesting proposals is the suggestion that the Minister for Justice and Equality should publish statutory codes of practice for expert witnesses. This needs to be considered. The Tánaiste has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Workplace Relations Services (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the provision of an independent ombudsman for members of An Garda Síochána akin to the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces. [24340/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cyber Security Policy (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the role her Department and the agencies under its remit play in cyber security; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24338/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Terrorism (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of additional initiatives being taken in the wake of the various international terror attacks over the past 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24337/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to create a separate security apparatus to divide the police and State security functions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24336/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Surveillance Operations (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons taken to the complaint referee under the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 and the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009; and the number of complaints that were upheld. [24121/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (23 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new CCTV installations at key locations along the road network and in urban centres in each county or local authority area since May 2016 in tabular form; and the funding provided for each. [24194/17]

Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I agree with one aspect of Deputy Wallace's contribution. The last thing I want is the Irish Prison Service or aspects of our criminal justice system to be privatised. The Deputy is correct in referring to the position in the United States where it has become profitable for large companies to ensure the prison population is increased and certain preventative measures are introduced in the...

Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Deputy Clare Daly is correct in saying that the process should be transparent. It is transparent, however. When somebody makes an application for bail, it is done in an open court where the public can hear it. The judge makes a decision at the end of it and that decision is generally given on an ex temporebasis - the judge just speaks out the judgment. As there is a digital audio recording...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Chairman for fixing Committee Stage for this morning. I acknowledge the role the Tánaiste has played in dealing with this Private Members' Bill, the broad principle of which she has accepted and on which she is happy to work. I am conscious of the fact that I have had engagement with the Department of Justice and Equality, which I welcome. A lot of amendments have been...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, line 13, to delete “1 June 2017.” and substitute the following:"such day or days as may be fixed by order or orders made by the Minister, either generally or by reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so fixed for different purposes or different provisions.". The original Bill proposed it would commence...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: There is a lot of agreement. I will go through the amendments one by one. The amendment we are dealing with now is amendment No. 3, in which Deputy Daly is trying to amend the definition of parole order. At present, the Bill states it shall be construed in accordance with section 22. Deputy Daly wants to change this to section 22(1) and (2) and she also proposes a new section. It is...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Deputy Daly's main concern is with amendment No. 72. There is no difference between amendments Nos. 5 and 6. Amendment No. 6 is probably broader and does not take into account section 22(3), which may not be there. With regard to amendment No. 72-----

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I see the point the Deputy is making, but I would have thought amendment No. 6 is probably broad enough. I am conscious that somebody in the Department will have to look through it and harmonise it before Report Stage. I am open minded about it. There is not a huge difference between the two. The recommendations referred to in amendment No. 6 are probably broad enough if they can make...