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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: We will go around again, starting with Deputy Brennan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: The witness might come back to us in writing.

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I offer my condolences to Garda Flatley's family. I also take this opportunity to thank all the ordinary members of the force across the country for their work. I was at the GRA conference not so long ago so I want to acknowledge that. I have some fairly direct questions for the Commissioner and his deputies. I would appreciate short answers purely because of the clock. I would also...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: It was a week.

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Is Mr. Harris happy they were qualified to the required level?

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Evan Fitzgerald died in Carlow Shopping Centre on Sunday, 1 June. As we all know, unfortunately, his passing was a very tragic situation. The Garda said he was a young man with some health issues. He was on bail awaiting a court case involving charges for firearm offences. He has now passed and the case has obviously passed with him. What was the provenance of the guns bought off the...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I accept that. I am aware of the response from Fiosrú. I find it amazing. It is the quickest thing that has ever been turned around by Fiosrú or its predecessors. There are investigations ongoing on a range of matters for five, six and seven years. It is amazing that something can be turned around. I would love to see what was referred to Fiosrú in terms of how specific...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: That would be great. Is the Commissioner in a position to say whether gardaí engaged with this individual prior to this controlled delivery that was organised by An Garda Síochána in respect of these guns and ammunition? Is he able to answer in relation to the provenance of the guns?

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Can I move onto another issue?

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: This is one that everybody is well aware of. It was quite a topic. There was outrage last year in respect of a garda being arrested – in fairness, the Commissioner came out and spoke about it subsequently – in relation to a bike being stored at a midlands police station, which was given to a bachelor farmer. He was arrested on 4 June and he gave it on 3 May. The DPP directed...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Was there a warrant?

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: The Commissioner will respond in writing whether there was a warrant used in high-profile case that the whole country was talking about. I thought he would probably know.

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I understand that, but the whole country was talking about this. It was on every news station and in every paper. Surely, the Commissioner would have looked at it because it had a confidence issue in respect of An Garda Síochána at the time, it is fair to say, because it seemed absolutely ridiculous. Surely, everything that was done as part of that process was done in the correct...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Will members have enough time to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Are there any other contributions? Is the Deputy happy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Would Deputy Malcolm Byrne like to ask questions? We are giving people four minutes. If he wants four minutes, he can have them.

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: That is fair enough. The Commissioner says he is satisfied with the investigation carried out by the individuals on the holster in the case of Garda Horkan, RIP. I accept that. Were those individuals qualified to do that investigation up to ISO-IEC 17025 accreditation and standards?

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I have two quick comments and a question. I have serious concern about our interaction earlier about Evan Fitzgerald. I have serious concern that he was engaged with by An Garda Síochána, that he was met by undercover members of An Garda Síochána, that guns and ammunition were taken from headquarters and delivered to him, that he was arrested, that An Garda...