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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Garda Commissioner for her opening statement. I will now open up the meeting to questions from members, who will be called in the order in which they have been noted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Deputy to conclude with his next question. I hope to be able to come back to colleagues, but I wish to be fair to everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Jim O'Callaghan..

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Could Mr. Twomey conclude on that particular point and then we will move on?.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have to give Deputy Daly notice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will come back to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If I could just-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Garda Commissioner wants to come back in on the issue the Deputy has just raised. I will have to move on to another member of the committee then. I will come back to Deputy Daly later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Daly and the Commissioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will revert to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Brophy and it is an important question, but could we have a brief and precise answer to it? I must move on to another colleague.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will afford the deputy commissioner that opportunity. It may arise in the normal course of questioning. We will come back to it if it does not. I call Deputy Jack Chambers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I hope to come back to Deputy Jack Chambers, but, in fairness to everyone else, I call on him to ask one last question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Have any of the Garda Commissioner's colleagues anything to offer in terms of the question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: They are not in a position to answer the question today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will Mr. Finn come back to the committee with a detailed explanation of the facts of the case, as presented by Deputy Chambers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I must move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will not have any further light shone on this at this point but the Garda Commissioner has undertaken to respond with the full information. I call Deputy Wallace. Before the Deputy starts, as members are looking to the Chair wondering when they will be next, I will notify those following Deputy Wallace. Deputy Farrell will be next to speak. Senator Martin Conway will be followed by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I accept that. The caution I made at the outset applies. However, the question in relation to the extent of the issue is appropriate, if that could be answered. We do not want to identify an individual.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Deputy has not done so.