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

Clare Daly: Drugs are an appalling blight on our communities. While the report is not specific on this matter, it does get to the heart of how An Garda Síochána deals with drugs. There have been reports in the public domain of Garda collusion in the drugs trade, which was confirmed as part of an internal investigation as a result of whistleblower allegations, and we have had people giving...

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

Clare Daly: Has the Commissioner initiated an investigation into the leak of the internal report to the newspapers?

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

Clare Daly: There is no investigation into the leaking of that internal report?

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

Clare Daly: The internal investigation into the whistleblower allegations in regard-----

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

Clare Daly: I refer to the main aspects that were flagged in The Sunday Timesin the past two weeks. I am sure the Commissioner has been watching "Prime Time" and saw that side of things.

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

Clare Daly: The Commissioner is confirming that there has been no investigation into the leaking of this information.

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

Clare Daly: I refer to any information in regard to this case, and the whistleblower allegations about Garda collusion in the drugs trade.

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

Clare Daly: I am talking about the allegations that deal with the internal report on Garda collusion in the drugs trade in and around the Athlone area, and the information that appeared in the public domain about that internal investigation.

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

Clare Daly: That is fine. Obviously, these are incredibly serious issues that are utterly shocking for citizens who are the victims of drugs in our society. From the point of view of the media, Garda leaking in other areas and action being taken against people who are alleged to have leaked information, there seems to be inconsistency. However, I am conscious that other members want to contribute. ...

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

Clare Daly: However, the Commissioner cannot give us any details other than to say she is not privy to any of them.

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

Clare Daly: Obviously, some incredibly serious issues were raised here this morning and clarity is critical. The Commissioner said on a number of occasions that she was not privy to, nor aware of, nor approved any campaign to target whistleblowers. I would like her to be concise around some of these issues and preferably give a "Yes" or "No" answer. Is it her assertion that she was never directly made...

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

Clare Daly: I note the Commissioner's reluctance not to answer again, so I will help by partly answering for her. I am aware she was directly made aware - I have the correspondence and her replies in my folder - of allegations of precisely such a campaign of targeting in regard to whistleblowers. I would like to know what actions she took on foot of hearing about those allegations.

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

Clare Daly: I did not ask the Commissioner to comment on any individual cases. That would be inappropriate. I was talking about the general processes in the context of the seriousness of what is the case, and those are incredibly fair questions, particularly in light of her comments that the system is changing when, on a fairly regular basis, evidence is being produced to show things are not changing....

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

Clare Daly: I would like to put on record that I have seen that the Commissioner has seen these allegations and in that sense, I find her response quite upsetting in many ways. She might answer my last question. If the Commissioner is not aware of any of these allegations but yet they exist both in terms of documented proof going back over years and, as she said herself, as the subject of huge...

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

Clare Daly: A final point-----

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

Clare Daly: No, it is just to correct the record. I am not making any unsubstantiated claims. I am talking about documents which I know to exist and correspondence, which are matters of fact. I did not mention any specifics or allegations.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (13 Oct 2016)

Clare Daly: 13. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reviews her Department has carried out on the operation of the Garda Reserve which reached its 10th anniversary in September 2016, with particular reference to any plans to improve the pathways from membership of the reserves to a career in An Garda Síochána, including lifting the requirement for a person to be under 35 years of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (13 Oct 2016)

Clare Daly: 14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements that exist when gardaí are present at private sporting events and concerts, with regard to the way payment for these services is calculated, with particular reference to whether there is payment per garda; the financial arrangements relating to payment for Garda reserves; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (13 Oct 2016)

Clare Daly: 15. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any of the gardaí involved with the Abbeylara case 2000 were also involved, either directly or indirectly, with cases (details supplied) prior to the murder; if so, the responsibilities of such personnel in the investigations prior to the murder; the steps that were taken by the Garda Commissioner to have this involvement investigated...

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

Clare Daly: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the huge disparity in school costs which exists from school to school throughout the country and the inequality faced by parents by providing funding for a free primary education system as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million. [30118/16]