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

Clare Daly: Mr. Nugent made a claim that the organisation had been enriched by people speaking up. He must, therefore, have idea of the content of what they said or the areas where improvements were made.

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

Clare Daly: How many people who have made protected disclosures are on sick leave?

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

Clare Daly: Will Mr. Nugent get that figure for the committee?

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

Clare Daly: While confidentiality is important, we discussed previously with Mr. Nugent how absences are recorded. This matter has been before the courts on at least two occasions and An Garda Síochána has been required to pay out large sums of money to gardaí in cases of work-related absence. There have been at least two such cases in the past month or two. In one recent case, a garda...

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

Clare Daly: When is the new system likely to be delivered?

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

Clare Daly: The system would not necessarily ensure that someone was accurately returned. Last year, 1,050 gardaí were absent for prolonged periods in excess of 28 days. Of these, 317 were defined as an injury received while on duty, 713 were defined as ordinary illness and 83 were defined as critical illness. The courts have stated in several instances that some cases of leave that were recorded...

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

Clare Daly: Unfortunately, as a result of the systems problem, some of the cases have ended up in court. Given that problems with the system have been identified in this regard, is Mr. Nugent aware that it is not just random individuals? It has been highlighted that this may be a systems problem inside the organisation.

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

Clare Daly: So it is being looked at.

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

Clare Daly: Unfortunately, acting Commissioner Ó Cualáin is not here, but Mr. Nugent might ask him to pass this information on to us. He made a number of public statements around the time of the expulsion of the Russian diplomat to the effect that he had been involved in security assessments with the Defence Forces that led to evidence that this person should be expelled. Were any of our...

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

Clare Daly: How many meetings took place with the Defence Forces, what was the nature of the interaction and the security threat there?

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

Clare Daly: He has made a lot of public statements but it is very hard to get the substance of where the actual assessment took place.

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

Clare Daly: I thank the witness.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Funding (25 Apr 2018)

Clare Daly: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the terms of the investment announced by the European Investment Bank in the national broadband plan; and the implications for ownership of the State's broadband infrastructure in this regard. [17844/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (25 Apr 2018)

Clare Daly: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the high level of subsidy provided for peat fired electricity as revealed by the CSO; his plans to address the balance in favour of environmental subsidies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17843/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Health and Safety Regulations (25 Apr 2018)

Clare Daly: 94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that windows in facilities (details supplied) have been fitted with basic glass block walling glass blocks; and the steps he will take to remedy this matter. [18239/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (25 Apr 2018)

Clare Daly: 105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 17 April 2018, his views on whether the minutes of the LSRA meeting of 16 November 2017 recorded serious concerns (details supplied); his plans to activate the practitioners levy to facilitate the independence of the authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18115/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (25 Apr 2018)

Clare Daly: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1069 of 17 April 2018, when the consultation document which is under preparation regarding inshore waters is likely to be published and made publicly available. [18116/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (25 Apr 2018)

Clare Daly: 187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses injured and killed at racecourses and point-to-point events here in each of the past ten years. [18236/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry Data (25 Apr 2018)

Clare Daly: 188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the dogs rehomed directly by an organisation (details supplied) that are unnamed or unregistered. [18240/18]

Other Questions: EU Regulations (24 Apr 2018)

Clare Daly: That was a gob-smackingly shocking answer in some ways. Here we have a measure which was put forward to supposedly protect airport communities from airport noise through the establishment of a competent authority and which was years in the making. The previous Attorney General gave different advice to the present one. The Minister announced months ago that he had finally decided to appoint...