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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not know if the outlook is brighter today.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I beg the Deputy's pardon but could he revisit what he just said?

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not the committee that is at fault.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Not at all.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Kelly for his presence and intervention. Deputy Jack Chambers has a brief supplementary question. We will close members' input at this point.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I did not note any such inference.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Deputy did not mean Ms McPhillips personally.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ms McPhillips is very welcome to respond to the Senator's contribution in tandem with my question. I want to properly convey the importance of Deputy Jack Chamber's request. I believe it has the imprimatur of the committee and is not just an individual request. I know, from the assent of members here, that we are all asking that Ms McPhillips seeks a green light to publish, as has been...

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If that is the case, I welcome it. It strikes me as strange that nothing other than what has been presented since the first discovery has come to light. It is quite alarming.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I did not mention that at all. I was surprised that they did not take the initiative themselves. Ms McPhillips is now telling me that they have.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If that is the case - and I have no reason to doubt it because this is the first time it has been answered - I welcome it. That is the extent of responsibility and public service that I and everyone else in this room would expect of every person in those positions. Have past employees of the Department also carried out individual accountability exercises? If the trawl had been targeted, it...

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Ms McPhillips. The issue with her Department's responses to parliamentary questions is not just confined to Deputy Alan Kelly. Historically, they have been poor. I am in my 21st year as a Deputy and at times, if I had hair on my head, I would be pulling it out, but I have damn near to having none left. At times the responses received are absolutely pathetic. It is as if an...

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I would prefer if Ms McPhillips dealt with it.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It has not been.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Ms McPhillips. That is a fine way to end the meeting. I have no doubt that we will speak to her again. On behalf of the committee, I thank her and her colleagues, Mr. O'Callaghan, Mr. McKenna and Ms Phelan, for their attendance and engagement with members. I have no doubt that there will still be frustration among the committee's membership, but, nevertheless, it has been a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (7 Dec 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I remind members to switch off their mobile telephones phones as they interfere with the recording equipment. We have apologies from Senators Niall Ó Donnghaile and Frances Black.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The purpose of today's engagement is to meet representatives of An Garda Síochána to discuss a range of issues, including the recent Crowe Horwath report commissioned by the Policing Authority on matters relating to mandatory breath testing and the issuing of summonses by An Garda Síochána, and other matters as we have flagged. I welcome the deputy commissioner, Mr. John...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We wish to join the deputy commissioner in that message of good wishes. I thank Mr. Twomey for his opening address. It is now open to members and the first to have indicated was Deputy Clare Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Deputy wants to have that dealt with as a stand-alone question or does she want to add to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would any of the witnesses like to respond?