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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Discipline (6 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the number of prisoners in prisons here who have been subjected to 56 days disciplinary punishment in 2012; and if he will indicate what entitlements are withdrawn during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47780/12]

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I am not for a moment suggesting the best possible use is not being made of it or that it should not be there and I join Mr. Callinan in condemning the horrific murder this morning. For the purposes of this hearing, we have explored the question of when an allowance is an allowance and what that means. It is an interesting observation for the purpose of the work we are doing that an...

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I would also point out that overtime for the gardaí is not pensionable, in comparison to other allowances we have seen elsewhere.

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Absolutely. We have seen three different examples of the different allowances that are in place. There are allowances in recognition of someone doing a greater amount of work, allowances that are in fact expenses and allowances that are used to compensate people for very specific work. I want to illustrate the second with the business case submitted to the committee. Number 12, which...

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: The detective allowance on page 21 covers expenses where someone engages in social activity to do his job as a detective. He is paid an amount per week to cover those expenses. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: How is the rent allowance worked out? Does everyone get the same regardless of where they work? If I live in Dublin city do I get the same as someone living in an area where rent is cheaper?

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Is it a national allowance regardless of where someone is located?

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: What is the relativity between an allowance like that and basic pay? When pay increases, does the allowance go up and does the converse happen?

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: What is correct then?

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Could the Commissioner explain how I can reconcile this list with Mr. Stone's contribution?

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Some of them are being repeated here?

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Mr. Redmond for his clarification. I have a list of 108 allowances but Mr. Stone is saying that the members he represents, and I accept completely the point he is making, by and large claim around 34 to 35 of them.

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I am not trying to perpetuate such an illusion.

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: He did not and I did not mean it in the spirit that Mr. Stone may have taken it. When I asked him that question, it was not for the purpose of trying to catch anybody out. It was just to illustrate a challenge we come across in all of these meetings, which is the number and huge variety of allowances which most people are not accessing and using but some people are.

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: A delegation from the Defence Forces appeared before us. I think they have 63 allowances. Prison officers have 64 allowances while this list states that the gardaí have 108 allowances. I take on board completely the point made by Mr. Stone that some of these allowances will be duplicates, as Mr. Redmond noted. There still appears to be a large number of them on paper in comparison to...

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes. To move on to another allowance-----

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I apologise. Did Mr. Gleeson wish to speak?

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: In fairness, when the Defence Forces appeared before us, they made the point that they are, in effect, their own world. They made the point that every profession one could think of is replicated within the Defence Forces, from a surgeon to an engineer, because they need the ability to have that presence in other countries. I still take Mr. Gleeson's point. This is the first session we...

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: It is too late.

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for attending. I wish to make two general points. First, I thank the Garda for the work it does in our communities, which is particularly apparent on nights such as last night, Hallowe'en, when many of the people the witnesses represent are working on our streets while others enjoy the night. Second, I thank the person who prepared the material sent...