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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (11 Oct 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget which has been allocated for the effective implementation of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act; if resources will be made available for the recruitment of the director of the decision support service to fulfil their functions in raising public awareness, promoting public confidence and supervising decision making supports...

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We have received an apology from Senator Black, who is indisposed. The purpose of this morning's meeting is to have an engagement with Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan, the Garda Commissioner, on the priorities and challenges for An Garda Síochána in the near future. The joint committee has identified oversight and accountability of An Garda Síochána as one of its...

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Go raibh maith agat Commissioner O'Sullivan. The committee will now engage directly with the Garda Commissioner and her colleagues.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will take members individually. This is a single session, so each member will have the opportunity to stand alone.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Maith thú, Deputy Brophy. Will the Commissioner respond to those questions please?

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If you do not mind. It allows each member to have an opportunity and if there are salient supplementary questions at the end we can go back to them.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yes, please. I understand that Mr. Ó Cualáin is Deputy Commissioner.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Go raibh maith agat, Deputy Commissioner. We have concluded this sequence of questions and I thank the Senator. I call on Deputy O'Callaghan.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan and Mr. Nugent.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Deputy wish to ask further questions?

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: By all means.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Thank you, Assistant Commissioner Nolan. I understand Mr. Nugent wishes to make a further point on this section.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Before you answer that, Commissioner, please note that Deputy Chambers has stolen one of my questions.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We can report good news. Is that correct?

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Daly. I call Deputy Mick Wallace.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Thank you, Deputy Wallace. I call Deputy Jonathan O'Brien.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Thank you, Deputy O'Brien. I call Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Thank you, Senator Clifford-Lee. I call Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Senator. The Commissioner twice made a welcome promotion here. Never mind the earlier questioning, Senator Ó Donnghaile was delighted to be referred to as Deputy and my party thanks the Commissioner for that.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Senator's electorate would be most happy with it. It comes to me to ask a number of short questions, if I may. In her address to us here, Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring spoke about the delay in responding to requests for reports and other information. GSOC makes requests but there is an inordinate delay, in her own words, and an untimeliness, in responding that makes the work of GSOC...