Results 201-220 of 388 for garda speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (10 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of investigations under section 103(4) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 into discharges of weapons by members of An Garda Síochána that have been undertaken by GSOC in the past three years. [20742/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In terms of an effective barrier to work outside the legislative issues, an example was given of the Garda National Immigration Bureau, GNIB, card, which I understand the witnesses said is not a legal form of identification having regard to what is printed on that card. What is best way around that? Should the GNIB card be made a formal form of identification, or are there other forms of...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...:"Application to access data41.(1) No application to access data processed for journalistic purposes may be made by any party, including, for the avoidance of doubt, an authorised officer, An Garda Síochána, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commissioner, the Revenue Commissioners or the Defence Forces, except by way of application to the High Court by motion and affidavit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the representatives of An Garda Síochána present. The witnesses stated that they accepted the evidence given by Ms Lois West and Ms Laura Galligan and that it could be relied upon. Is it the same case with the evidence given to this committee by the head of the Policing Authority, Ms Josephine Feehily?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...homicide review was submitted on 11 April for onward transmission to the Policing Authority. Will the witnesses confirm that is the case? I understand it was also discussed at a meeting of senior Garda personnel on 13 April. Will the witnesses confirm that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: My understanding is that senior Garda management were aware of the concerns of Ms Galligan and Ms West from, at the very latest, 13 April. Is it fair to say senior management were aware of concerns that existed within the Garda data analysis service at that time or earlier?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Would that extend to those who represented An Garda Síochána at the public meeting of the Policing Authority on 27 April?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: My understanding is that Ms West and Ms Galligan formally informed senior Garda management on 11 April of their concerns and that it was discussed on 13 April. At the last meeting, at which Mr. Finn was present, he said about the meeting on 27 April:I accept that concerns were raised about this [lack of consultation with the analysis service]. In the report presented to the Policing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I do not think Mr. Finn understands me correctly. I quoted Mr. Finn's answer to my question on that occasion on why the Garda data analysis service was not asked for a sign-off on the document presented to the Policing Authority. Is his answer that it can be categorised as an oversight?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...and it was not contradicted at the meeting in any way. At our meeting approximately two months ago, I asked Mr. Finn about that and I have quoted what he said. I asked how it happened and why the Garda analysis services was not consulted and asked to sign off on the document. Mr. Finn said:I accept that concerns were raised about this. In the report presented to the Policing Authority...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...impression was given to the Policing Authority that there was no disagreement relating to the document presented at the public meeting. It is a crucially important point. It was clear that the Garda data analysis service was not satisfied with this document and that it had not been run by it. They had not signed off on it and pressure was put on them, at a much later stage, to sign off...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...situation. It was either a conscious or an unconscious decision. If it was an unconscious one, it was an oversight. If it was a conscious one, there was a deliberate decision not to consult the Garda data analysis service. I am not sure what third and further possibilities exist beyond that. Does Mr. Nugent have any response to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...to the heart of the matter. I will move on to the pressure that was put on them. It came somewhat after that. They had not all signed off on the document at that stage. I am referring to the Garda data analysis service on key data issues. My understanding is that at 12.20 p.m. on a date in May of last year, Mr. Singh was furnished with a document and the data analysis service was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...had been potentially incorrectly misclassified had been properly investigated. In the hearings we have had since then, some of the correspondence between members of the analysis service and the Garda flagged issues. I will quote from the transcript of one of those hearings. It states: "The deceased victims have not been given the respect and duty of investigation into their deaths that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...about how this transpired. There was a discussion on "This Week" on Sunday about documentation. I do not have that documentation but my understanding is that a business case on behalf of An Garda Síochána said that the number of ICT staff had fallen by almost 40% since 2008. I think the figure was 37%. We are talking about skilled ICT staff. I am not quoting verbatim...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will be brief enough. I have two questions on this Vote. I refer to Garda pay and numbers in a general sense. It has been indicated that the 2021 target is 15,000 sworn members of the Garda. It is not terribly far off that or it will not be at the end of this year by my understanding. Having said that, from my conversations with gardaí in Cork and I am sure it is the case...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...similar considerations. Is the Minister satisfied with the level of recruitment to Forensic Science Ireland with this current campaign? I am not familiar with the proposal for a merger with the Garda technical bureau. Will Forensic Science Ireland be entirely incorporated with the technical bureau? Several months ago, I asked at the committee whether a decision support service...

Other Questions: Garda Reports (17 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the report by An Garda Síochána in relation to an incident (details supplied) in County Louth; and his further views on the need for a public inquiry into the matter. [16541/18]

Other Questions: Garda Reports (17 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister published in the past month the report of a review into events in Omeath in October 2015 in which Garda Tony Golden was killed, Siobhán Phillips was previously wounded and Cravan Mackin took his own life. It was a shocking case. Garda Tony Golden was a very popular community garda. I would like to hear the Minister's response to the need for a public inquiry into this...

Other Questions: Garda Reports (17 Apr 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I would agree it is the case that the report clearly underlines that Garda Tony Golden was beyond reproach and a very valuable community garda. Notwithstanding that, significant matters of public interest are raised by the report and the events in Omeath in 2015. The report acknowledges, in particular, that the two incidents of domestic violence were not recorded properly by the Garda and...