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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (20 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 301. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of four wheel drive Garda vehicles in the Tallaght Garda district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11831/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (20 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 302. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the transport that was available to gardaí to carry out their duties during the inclement weather during the week of 28 February 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11833/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (20 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when increased Garda resources will be made available for the Edgeworthstown sub-district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12011/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (20 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the construction of the planned family law courts complex at Hammond Lane, Dublin 7 will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12012/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (21 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda division in the Dublin region who took the mountain bike course in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13037/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (21 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new marked large Garda public order vans that came into the fleet in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13038/18]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for attending. When did the Policing Authority first become aware that An Garda Síochána was conducting a review of homicides?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: We are aware that this review commenced within An Garda Síochána in July 2016 and that on 29 November 2016. the Garda executive was informed there were very significant issues concerning data on homicides. Is the fact of a review of homicide data not being brought to her attention for quite some time after it had commenced in An Garda Síochána a matter of concern to Ms...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: An issue of concern to this committee is that we are aware from evidence that was given to us that the individuals who were conducting the homicide review were excluded from the preparation of the report on the homicide review between 1 December 2016 and the end of September 2017, which was quite a significant period. Was the Policing Authority aware that the individuals who carried out the...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Ms Feehily regard that as being just an issue of professional tension within the analysis section or between the analysis section and Garda management, or does she see it as being something different from that, in that it concerns the carrying out of the homicide review by the Garda as an institution?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. When Ms West telephoned the Policing Authority on 3 April 2017, did she apprise it of the fact that she and her colleague who were conducting the homicide review had been excluded by Garda senior management?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Do I take it from that then, that the only issue raised in that telephone conversation was a request by Ms West to attend a meeting?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: She indicated that she was the deputy head of the analysis service.

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Did she indicate that the reason she was telephoning was because of a concern on her part that she and her colleague had been excluded from the review?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Did anyone in the Policing Authority think that while it may not have been appropriate to force them to come along to the meeting on 4 April, that the authority should meet them or Ms West separately?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Was Ms West asking to attend the meeting of 4 April with the head of the Garda Síochána analysis service, GSAS, or the meeting of 13 April with the policing strategy and performance committee?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: With the benefit of hindsight, does Ms Feehily believe now that she probably should have met her or her colleague?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: At the meeting on 4 April with the head of GSAS, did Ms Feehily mention that by the way, the authority got a telephone call on the day before from the deputy head who was conducting the homicide review and who had concerns and whether the head of GSAS could elaborate on those concerns?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: What was of particular concern to Ms West and Ms Galligan is that on 11 April 2017, they had been asked to prepare a report in response to the Policing Authority request 210. They prepared that report but it was not sent to Ms Feehily. Is that correct? We can agree on that.

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

Jim O'Callaghan: In response to Deputy Clare Daly, Ms Feehily said that the first time she became aware of that report was when they gave evidence about that. Is it not correct, however, that they brought to Ms Feehily's attention the fact that they had produced a report and that it had not been sent to her in a letter dated 30 June 2017?