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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tribunals of Inquiry Reports (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the findings of the third interim disclosures tribunal report and its impact on plans for reform of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42691/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tribunals of Inquiry Reports (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: It strikes me that the Minister does not acknowledge the stark points being made by Mr. Justice Charleton because if he did he would have noted the fact he referred to his role in, and the outcome of, the Morris tribunal. He said it was obvious that while structures had been superimposed on the police force, there was still trouble, the same kind of trouble identified in Morris, and,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tribunals of Inquiry Reports (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: The point Charleton seemed to stress above all others in his recommendations is that structures alone are not enough. The question I put to the Minister was on how his report is going to impact the changes in our policing service. The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland has put forward a number of ideas which are quite controversial. Key among the controversial ones is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: I do not have many questions but I want to acknowledge that the contributions of the witnesses are an important part of our deliberations which have been going on for a couple of weeks. I was struck by the contrast between the account we were given at the start of today's meeting and the account we received from An Garda Síochána last week, which painted a very different picture....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: In case I did not explain it properly the Garda was not denying that there is a problem in any way and I did not want to give that impression. The Garda was also very clear that there is a sense of abandonment and that the feeling of many citizens, regardless of where they live, is that there are not enough gardaí on the beat or that we do not see them. That message rings out loud and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: Why is that the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: Some people might be happy with that as well. It is not necessarily the case that everybody is clamouring to see them but Garda visibility is a huge issue. It is interesting for the committee to hear the contrast between what the IFA is saying and what the Garda was saying. It feeds into Deputy O'Callaghan's point on research, figures and numbers and while we have all been a bit sceptical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: That is interesting and it is a good point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: I did not accuse anybody of whipping up fear. I said that we had to be careful not to do that. I recognise that feelings of fear and isolation are real. That is obvious but we should not add to them. We should deal with this issue accurately in all its reality. I was not accusing the IFA, the Garda or anybody else of whipping up fear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: I thank our guests for attending. Their insights are incredibly useful to us in the context of the project on which we are working. In fairness to the ICMSA and the IFA, they could not spell it out any stronger in terms of the fear people are feeling. There is no question about it and nobody doubts that the fear is totally real. The question with which we must grapple is how to deal with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: Yes, and we have to deal with that collectively. In terms of how we deal with the crime, it is interesting to note that both groups referred to mandatory sentencing. Generally, we would not be in favour of that on the basis of the evidence that it does not tend to work. That does not mean that crime is not serious, however. Do the witnesses have any views on restorative justice? Have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: It is really important that Mr. Sherlock raised these issues here. Farmers have some unusual allies or friends in the form of animal welfare activists who have sided with them as they try to deal with this appalling activity. They would make the point that gardaí actually have considerable powers to deal with these issues, even from an animal welfare point of view but they do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: That has been very practical. We were looking for practical suggestions. In terms of social media, given the Internet and the phone age, do the witnesses provide education for rural communities in that regard? I refer to older people using devices. The Garda made the point that it must communicate a lot more in that way now.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the status of An Garda Síochána as a primarily unarmed force, in view of the apparent increased incidence of armed gardaí on the streets of Dublin and elsewhere. [42359/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: 67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the progress of the statutory inquiries established as a result of recommendations of the independent review mechanism. [42360/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: 86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the fact that works being carried out under the measured term maintenance contract for Dublin city and county, operated by the Office of Public Works, is breaching the contract on a continued and repeated basis, particularly by undertaking works outside the Dublin and city area and by engaging in projects beyond the limit...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: 87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the measured term maintenance contract operated by the Office of Public Works for Dublin city and county costing €1 million to refurbish the gates in the Phoenix Park has been permitted in view of the contract limit. [42705/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: 88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he has permitted the measured term maintenance contract for Dublin city and county operated by the Office of Public Works in the context of its apparent breach of procurement legislation in view of the fact that the projects undertaken are not in line with the contract, which is primarily supposed to be a maintenance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (17 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: 147. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it took until 2017 and a whistleblower making contact with the Limerick coroner for UHL to initiate an internal and external review of the deaths of patients in UHL in whom CPE had been detected (details supplied). [42584/18]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (16 Oct 2018)

Clare Daly: Surprise, surprise: yet again this week we have a European Council meeting and the top agenda item is migration and internal security. Brexit is, of course, on the agenda, but it is not going to be allowed to interrupt the relentless pursuit of a securitisation agenda at the top levels of the European Union. The agenda peddles the lie that migrants are a threat and that the solution lies in...