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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: That is reasonable. Deputy Wallace asked a number of the questions I was going to ask about protected disclosures. How many protected disclosures are before the Commissioner?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: I just want to get an understanding of the number of protected disclosures being brought to the Commissioner's attention.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: Mr. Harris has spoken about IT, the development of structures and the significant costs involved. In An Garda Síochána in recent years there have been serious difficulties with IT malfunctions, if I may call them that, or challenges with or human error associated with IT. Is Mr. Harris confident that all information processed and collected at checkpoints is properly escalated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: Essentially, the human element is what is inserted into the handheld device, but as for the handheld device being put onto a docking station-type system to upload the information, the witnesses are satisfied that that is essentially fool-proof at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: Mr. Harris has been in the job for in or around six months. Do any other areas jump out at him that may lead to reputational damage or reputational risk to the force at present? Has anything come to light that he is concerned about and that he would like to share with us this morning?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: I have two final issues. Regarding structure and organisational change, and referring to my own area of the mid-west, our very good chief superintendent, John Kerins, retired at Christmas, and we wish him well. He was a super member of An Garda Síochána. There is a concern in County Clare about how long it will take to fill the position of chief super. Second, the issue of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: That is fine. In recent weeks, there have been significant reports in the media about protests at the homes of key politicians. We saw it happen last Sunday in a despicable way at the home of the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris. Is the Garda Commissioner considering reviewing security at the homes of key Ministers in the Government, members of the Judiciary and other key...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: Finally, is the Garda Commissioner proposing to reopen Stepaside Garda station? Are there plans to open other Garda stations in the Dublin area in the coming months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: I was not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: No. There are some Garda stations in County Clare that I would like to see reopened as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: The Commissioner will discuss the draft report with the Policing Authority. An engagement on that in the near future might not be a bad idea.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: The Chairman and I sit on a committee in Brussels, the remit of which is the political oversight of Europol. Perhaps at some stage in the future the Commissioner might inform and enlighten us regarding his views on Europol, because he has great experience having served with the PSNI and An Garda Síochána, and what An Garda Síochána would like to see in the advancement of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Broadband Service Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is always great when a senior Minister comes in to deal with this type of very serious issue. I do not want to give its name, but a small school in west Clare has a student who is visually impaired. A vital piece of equipment has been purchased between the school and the parents of the child, in order for him to access vital statistics from the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Broadband Service Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister. It is certainly news to me that an organisation is engaging with the school because I understood that was not the case. Perhaps it has started engaging in recent days. When the IT section of Clare County Council tested the lines going into the school, it found that the speed was just 1 Mbps, which is very poor. I would appreciate it if the Minister's could use his...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Broadband Service Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: I listened carefully to the debate, particularly the Minister of State's contribution. I agree with him. It was a pity that the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality did not carry out any pre-legislative scrutiny of this legislation. Pre-legislative scrutiny should be the default position on all legislation unless there is a very good reason it should not happen. That said,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Martin Conway: I too welcome Deputy O'Dea. If any of his guests are from south-east Clare they are especially welcome.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Martin Conway: I concur with Senator Mullen. Like many of us, last night I watched the Brexit deliberations on the BBC. In the middle of all the shemozzle about Brexit, Orla Guerin - an Irish person and a wonderful journalist - was in Venezuela reporting on the campaign. The cameras showed the shops with absolutely no food and people, human beings, going through bins to try to extract something to eat....