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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Will Ms Butler comment on the make up of the new authority? What are her views on who should sit on the board? How big should it be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank everyone for coming in to help us. In particular, I found the contribution of Dr. O'Flaherty very helpful. Certainly, I had not thought of the matter to the extent that he revealed it to us. It has given us plenty of food for thought.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Just one more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: What level of access has GSOC to the PULSE system at present? Does it have total or occasional access?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I have one last question for Amnesty International, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Earlier we heard comments on the type of training that the Garda Síochána receives on how to deal with minorities and other vulnerable persons. Has Amnesty International or any of the agencies here examined the training that the recruits receive in Templemore to see whether it has been updated? What is happening and can it be improved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The organisation might examine the training to see whether there are deficiencies in it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the witnesses for coming in this morning to help us with our deliberations. Could the Irish Human Rights Commission give me some more information on the national preventative mechanism to which reference was made in the presentation and the importance of it being established? Should the body be a stand-alone one or part of another existing agency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: My next question is for the ICCL. How would it view a merger of the Garda Inspectorate and GSOC working?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Could I ask GSOC for its opinion on that and if it has had occasion to have any dealings with the inspectorate? If so, what were the occasions for contact to date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Does Mr. O’Brien think it would work better if both organisations were merged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Could I ask Transparency International its views on GSOC’s suggestion that it would take on the role of confidential recipient?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: How is Dublin City Council communicating with the communities in the docklands to ensure their views are taken on board? Is there a liaison person in place? I refer in particular to the older community that has been there for generations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Mr. Maguire.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank all our guests for attending this afternoon. I am interested in the position with regard to any outstanding litigation that is in train. Is there an end in sight in that respect or what is the position? Also, what will our guests do differently in terms of learning from the past and the types of losses to which the State was exposed with regard to the Irish Glass Bottle site? What...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Properties (13 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a permanent office will be provided in Birr, County Offaly, to facilitate social welfare staff (details supplied) who vacated a premises last October; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20921/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (13 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 569. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21514/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Current Housing Demand: Discussion (Resumed) (7 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the delegations for attending the committee to help us in our consideration of this matter. Do the local authorities see a value in the re-introduction of the shared ownership scheme which assisted people in the past in acquiring their own homes? The Fr. Peter McVerry Trust stated that homelessness doubled in the boom time when there was much building. Has it any means of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (7 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 202. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that orthodontic treatment was refused to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; if he is aware that this treatment was subsequently provided; the reasons for the reversal of the decision to provide treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20517/14]

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Deputy Calleary without interruption, Minister.