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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is very simple question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes, but it is a fairly simple question to answer. It is a "Yes" or "No" question. I am not accusing anybody of anything. I am just asking a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: Of course, I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: Does Mr. Twomey receive Garda correspondence through that account?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is all I was asking. What I am asking, and unless I hear someone say "No", I will take it that the deputy commissioner is answering for everyone, is whether the witnesses receive Garda information of a non-sensitive nature through their private email accounts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: I feel that the report needs to be put on the record. That is something to which the witnesses may want to return. It is certainly worthy of consideration.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: He might furnish his report to the Policing Authority and, if necessary, to the Charlton tribunal too. On the issue of the breath tests and the fixed penalty notices, has anyone been disciplined? Has anyone been disciplined because of these two issues? I do not want names or anything like that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: There were reports that a superintendent and two inspectors from the middle of Ireland have been disciplined in relation to fixed fines. Is that true?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: I said both. I said breath tests and fixed fines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: Either, or.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: Either report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: Assistant Commissioner O'Sullivan's report first and then the Crowe Howarth report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is why I asked this question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: Just to clarify, under which report were people disciplined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: I do not want to get into individual cases either because I know where they are - hence the question. Under the O'Mahony report, these individuals were disciplined. We have now had two more reports subsequently but no one has been disciplined on foot of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: I would appreciate it if I was not interrupted by Mr. O'Sullivan. There were two more reports. When the O'Mahony report was done, three individuals were reprimanded or disciplined, as I understand it. That was good enough to do then. Then we had two further reports but nobody was disciplined. Is there not something glaringly wrong in that scenario? Is there not a contradiction in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: I will move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: Okay. I understand what the deputy commissioner said but I do not accept it. I have made my point and people are well aware of the contradiction in relation to the actions of An Garda Síochána based on three different reports. The Garda Síochána receives funding from the Road Safety Authority, RSA, and the National Transport Authority, NTA, for enforcement operations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Kelly: I accept that. I have raised the issue and I think everybody understands my point. My next question is to all of the witnesses who are serving members of An Garda Síochána. The report on breath testing was published. All of the witnesses who are serving members of An Garda Síochána have had significant careers in the organisation, having served in various jurisdictions...