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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: 269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for initiatives to encourage coursing clubs to transition from live coursing to drag coursing (details supplied). [13029/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: 342. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the identity of persons involved in capturing hares for coursing clubs; and if financial transactions take place between the trappers and the clubs. [13027/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: 343. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied that all registered coursing clubs are accurately recording the purchases of all hares in accordance with their legal requirements and are compliant with the Revenue Commissioners. [13028/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: I will do my best. I would like to put a few brief questions to the witnesses on the selection process for the new Garda Commissioner. The Policing Authority told the committee in October last that it expected to have detailed engagement regarding composition of the selection board and the processes to be used by the Public Appointments Service and so on. Given that the closing date is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: In the context of its input on the board, will the Policing Authority be represented? Is the authority asking for assurances regarding political interference with the board? I do not mean this in a bad way but given that the Public Appointments Service has three senior departmental people on the board, the questions are in the context of the composition of the board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: Will the Policing Authority seek assurances with regard to political influence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: I know it is responsible for setting up the interview board but given that the current Public Appointments Service board has representatives from three Departments, it would be regrettable if those three people were, for example, on the interview board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: Has the number of people who will serve on the board been agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: Has that not been signed off yet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: Okay. Is it intended that the Policing Authority will be making one nomination or will there be a short list?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: I apologise. I refer to the nomination for Garda Commissioner at the end of the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: Is it clear? It is not that clear to me that it says there must be only one. Is there no provision at all for a short list?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: There does not appear to be anything in the legislation - that I have read - which would preclude the Policing Authority from seeking more details of short-listed applicants and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: Does the Policing Authority nominate a person for approval by the Government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: The point I am making relates to the list of people the Policing Authority receives from the Public Appointments Service selection group, on which the Policing Authority is represented. Will this be one person or will it be a list of people from which the Policing Authority will then select one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: So it is one name.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: In the recommendations on the section 620 report the Policing Authority gave to the committee, on the selection process for the Garda Commissioner and the deputy Garda commissioner, the Policing Authority says it is looking for the process to be simpler and for there to be greater flexibility in respect of it forward. Will the witnesses enlighten members as to what they perceive to be the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: The Policing Authority also recommends that the legislation be amended to place an obligation on the Garda Commissioner to provide it with information in a timely way. This is already provided for in legislation. Is the authority referring to sanctions or what is it saying? Does this reflect the fact that the Policing Authority has had a difficulty obtaining material from a proactive point...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: Would the Policing Authority envisage a sanctions procedure in that recommendation? Given that there is already a statutory obligation which is largely ignored - or is not sufficiently attended to - how would the Policing Authority see this being enforced in a timely way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Clare Daly: In its opening report, the Policing Authority refers to training, culture and integrity. Is the authority aware of the recent problems that occurred with training and formation at the Garda College in Templemore and media reports about the manner in which some of the new recruits were being dealt with there?