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Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: My understanding is that the selection of the stations for closure was based on three things, namely, an activity analysis of the Garda network, an examination of the impact assessments conducted by local Garda management in respect of stations regarding delivery, and a detailed review of the Garda station network in the Dublin metropolitan region. In an answer to a Topical Issue debate on...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: In fairness to the acting Garda Commissioner, I believe that when he came in here in July he gave us that commitment in good faith. I thought that the two letters that came from the Department and from the acting Garda Commissioner himself, although short, were very revealing. In his letter, the acting Garda Commissioner states that he is aware that the Secretary General of the Department...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have a very simple question. Has it been decided by An Garda Síochána to open six stations?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is now 28 September 2017. We all know that political statements have been issued and commitments made publicly about the opening of stations. The fact is, however, that the acting Garda Commissioner is saying this morning that no decision has been made by An Garda Síochána to actually do so. That is incredible. That is the first thing I want to say. The second thing concerns...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: Could the acting Garda Commissioner answer my question? All I want to know is whether the criteria are the same. The acting Garda Commissioner has read the criteria into the record. We did not know about these criteria, so that was helpful. There are criteria that I am now aware of. We know what was said in a Dáil question some years ago. The acting Garda Commissioner said that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: That just does not add up. How can the acting Garda Commissioner say that no decision has been made on six, but that a decision has been made on one of the six?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: ...date stamped. It will not be recreated but is all there. Obviously, it came through the process to the Commissioner and the decision was made. I presume that in the case of Dublin the Assistant Garda Commissioner, Pat Leahy, was fully consulted on this issue. Given gangland crime and the like, I would have presumed that Fitzgibbon Street would have been a bigger priority than leafy...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: All I wish to do is verify that it came all the way through the process and through all the people. The witness is basically saying it was from the ground up. It is good to know it is the local gardaí. It came up through all the ranks to Assistant Garda Commissioner Leahy and further.

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: However, the acting Garda Commissioner, in response to Deputy Bourke, said that before that there was an interim-----

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Nugent is the chief administrative officer, CAO, and I presume, in terms of line management, he reports to the acting Garda Commissioner. I presume that the head of human resources, HR, was also consulted because there is no point in reopening Garda stations if one does have staff. I presume that in the preparation of the interim reports and through all of this, the head of HR was fully...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: An Garda Síochána has a head of HR. I am looking for a "Yes" or "No" answer. If he was not-----

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I ask the acting Garda Commissioner if he will ask the head of HR to confirm to this committee that, in relation to both interim reports, the head of HR was fully consulted and will make a statement to that effect.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (28 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests and convictions that were recorded in the recent Operation Thor carried out by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41161/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Commissioner Appointment (26 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: ...Justice and Equality his views on whether members of the Policing Authority or the policing commission should stand aside from their position on either organisation if they are applying for the job of Garda Commissioner. [40657/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Commissioner Appointment (26 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: ...the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it would be appropriate for a member of the Policing Authority or the policing commission to be a candidate for the post of Garda Commissioner. [40658/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Commissioner Appointment (26 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: 227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether members of the Policing Authority should be part of the process of preparing the competition for the new Garda Commissioner post if they are actually intent on applying for the post. [40659/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: ...the committee with the information we sought. He was speaking ad libitumwhen he indicated there would be no problem providing the information. As acting Commissioner, he is now the most senior garda in the country. As we all know, criteria must be applied in making such decisions. The letter or piece of paper containing two paragraphs that we received is utterly disingenuous. It is a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: ...now that this has been raised, and I am sure there are lots of eyes on this issue as we are talking, is that something may be pulled together from the Department of Justice and Equality with An Garda Síochána, go into Cabinet next Tuesday and become Cabinet documents from which we are potentially locked out. We need to avoid that. If we are going to bring in the acting...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: I am glad we have come to this decision because we need to set down ground rules. There will be a lot of ancillary issues raised in relation to An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice and Equality, and if we are gong to be fobbed off and given the runaround, we need to set ground rules which show we will not tolerate it. This is an example of it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Alan Kelly: Sorry, and this is my own fault, but I missed a piece of correspondence earlier on which was from the Garda. It was part of a bigger pack of correspondence whereas I thought it was an individual piece of correspondence. I want to deal with it. It is part of a pack of correspondence that came in from the Garda.