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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (5 Dec 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the effectiveness of the community CCTV scheme in view of the fact that to date there have only been six applications under the scheme, none of which have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51695/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (5 Dec 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the decision to cancel Garda overtime in the Dublin metropolitan region for the remainder of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51693/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (5 Dec 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he plans to take further to the recommendations of the Ombudsman’s report on the Magdalen restorative justice scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51696/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (5 Dec 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if disciplinary action will be taken against the 14 chief superintendents who did not respond to the then assistant Commissioner’s request to examine the MAT discrepancies in their own area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51694/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences Data (5 Dec 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has given consideration to the best form of study to establish the true level of sexual violence in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51697/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (6 Dec 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has sworn an affidavit of discovery for the purpose of the disclosures tribunal; if so, if that affidavit contains a claim of legal professional privilege over documents generated in 2014, 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52136/17]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for attending the meeting. I congratulate Ms McPhillips on her appointment as acting Secretary General which is not an easy job. I disagree with her statement that there is a prevalent view about the competence and even probity of the Department. I do not believe that view is prevalent and I certainly do not accept the simplistic political narrative that all of the...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: The Minister stated in the Dáil last week that approximately 230 documents were discovered. Were they discovered in the affidavits of discovery?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Was a claim of legal professional privilege made in the affidavits of discovery in respect of documents generated in 2014, 2015 or 2016? Does Ms McPhillips know if that was the case?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Was there any claim of privilege made in respect of documents that would evidence paragraph (e) of the terms of reference?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Something that jumps out at me is that they state that the discovery orders were fully complied with but we know that the emails of 15 May and 4 July 2015 were not discovered in those affidavits of discovery. Is that correct?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Do I take it then that when the Department got the order for discovery, the reason these two emails were not discovered to the tribunal was because the Department believed they did not come within the terms of the discovery order?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Do I take it therefore that those two documents were considered in February, March, April of this year but a decision was made that they were not 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)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is it correct that a decision was made at some stage that they were not 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)

Jim O'Callaghan: As far as Ms McPhillips and Mr. O'Callaghan are aware, these emails were not discussed in the Department at the time the affidavits of discovery were being sworn.

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Do they have any explanation as to why those emails were not considered for discovery?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Do they accept now that those two emails come within the discovery requests that were made in February-April and September?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: But from the Department's point of view, it was asked by the tribunal to discover documents in a discovery order.

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

Jim O'Callaghan: There were specific categories of documents requested.

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

Jim O'Callaghan: When they undertook a strict interpretation of those categories of documents, the emails of 15 May and 4 July did not come within it.