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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Reform (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I welcome that the review is to be undertaken by a senior counsel, which was a welcome change on the part of the Minister and Government. It is still my view that it is difficult to credit that the emails could not have been found simply as a result of accident or error. That is why I was of the view that the tribunal should consider amending the terms of reference. The short document...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Employment Schemes Administration (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Community employment schemes offer people significant opportunities in terms of experience and getting back to work and they also offer a considerable benefit to the communities in which they are located in terms of the services they provide. It has been drawn to my attention by people involved in scheme, both at administrative level and participants in it that the manner in which CE schemes...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Employment Schemes Administration (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I agree with what the Minister of State has outlined as the function and value of the community employment scheme. To an extent, this boils down to common sense. We are forcing people to jump through hoops that should be unnecessary. We are making it far more difficult to connect people who want to work and participate in the scheme with those who want to give such people a job. I call on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the national Traveller and Roma inclusion strategy 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51734/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a recent review of direct provision as a model; his plan to review same in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51736/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of dedicated community gardaí in the service of An Garda Síochána, in each of the past seven years; the number of dedicated community gardaí in the Cork city Garda district in each of the past seven years; if he will report on the commitment of his Department to the national model of community...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to allow groups of persons who have been wronged to take collective action cases in the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51733/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (5 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a recent review of the Garda youth diversion project as a model; if not, if he will examine same; if there is potential to extend it to petty offenders over 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51735/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ms McPhillips has offered the view that a great deal of work goes on in this hard-working Department, in which many committed public servants are working. There is no question about that. The view expressed by Ms McPhillips is shared by all members of the committee and all Members of the Dáil, but as a committee, we have a responsibility. There has been an effort in the media to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is it possible that informing the Minister was not the right course of action?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There has been a fair degree of discussion about the specific nature of the discovery orders. Is it possible to itemise or summarise the various discovery orders made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There were orders in February, April and September. It is relevant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Okay. At this moment the officials are not able to tell us what the nature of that discovery order was.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I appreciate that. The officials are asking us to accept that the emails were not handed over because they had not been asked for, but they cannot tell us what was asked for in May.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Okay. That is something of a difficulty because we are trying to gain an understanding of what was appropriate to hand over. We are not dealing with complete information at the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I appreciate that. That information needs to be provided. Although much documentation has to be prepared, much of the discussion has been in regard to what was asked for and I am unsure as to what that was, which is a big problem. As regards those of which the witnesses are aware, would the process of preparing the documentation to be submitted in the discovery orders have included...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is one of three discovery orders. Did the other two discovery orders involve a search of email accounts, in particular those of the six senior officials?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: To the best of the witnesses' knowledge, there was no trawl of emails related to any of the discovery orders.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The point has been made that it would not be of assistance to the commission or tribunal for there to be such a trawl which could potentially produce a large number of documents, yet the trawl that has taken place has produced two chains of emails which will be helpful as it is difficult to see that they would not be. I share the view expressed by Deputy Brophy that it is difficult to credit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is it correct that the Minister was informed on 13 November?