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European Parliament and Council Regulation Proposals: Referral to Joint Committee (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move: "That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of...

European Single Market for Electronic Communications: Motion (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move: "That Dáil Éireann- (1) notes the agreed Report of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications under Standing Order 105 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures concerning the European single market for electronic communications and to achieve a Connected Continent, and amending Directives 2002/20/EC,...

Topical Issue Debate: Magdalen Laundries Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan for raising this important matter and for giving me the opportunity to speak on the issue. The House will be aware that the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, and I announced a scheme of lump sum payments on 26 June 2013 for women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen laundries, St. Mary's Training Centre, Stanhope Street, and House of...

Topical Issue Debate: Magdalen Laundries Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Many of the former residents of the Magdalen homes very much welcomed the engagement of former Senator McAleese. They very much welcomed the careful consideration and sensitive engagement that he had with them. They were generally very pleased with the report that was published. Many of them do not want to revisit this issue. They were anxious that the State accept its responsibilities....

Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012: Leave to Withdraw (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, leave be granted to withdraw the Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012.

Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations: Motion (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2012, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 14th October, 2013, in accordance with Section 13 of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006, be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, in...

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: What about rates in Northern Ireland?

Other Questions: Missing Persons (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that planning for Ireland's first national missing persons day is at an advanced stage with an inaugural event to be held at Farmleigh House, Dublin on the morning of Wednesday, 4 December 2013. I am pleased we have been able to advance rapidly a proposal from Davis College and missing persons representative groups, who also sought such an event. The...

Other Questions: Missing Persons (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: In the context of the planning for the event, we are engaging generally in the lead-in to it with the media and we hope the broadcast and print media will be encouraged to contribute to the importance of the event and to draw attention to individuals who are missing in the hope that information will be made available to the Garda Síochána or family members. In the days leading up...

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I will certainly relay to my colleague the Danish Minister for justice the Deputy's concern about the State of Denmark. I do not know what the Deputy knows about the State of Denmark or how it deals with these issues, but she makes an interesting analogy.

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is simply that important changes were required to address issues that had arisen, as I made explicit and as the O'Mahoney report detailed, and in respect of which proper procedures were not complied with in some instances. In this regard, disciplinary action has been taken against some members of the Garda. I described as exotic some of the substantive decisions made where...

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The individual in question retired after more than 30 years in the force. I recall the same individual appearing on TV3 and condemning the O'Mahoney report about 30 minutes after we published it, at which point he would not have had time to read it.

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I will make a brief reply with regard to the announcement made on foot of the publication of the O'Mahoney report to all members of the Garda on 30 August. The Garda Commissioner made it very clear that measures had been implemented and steps taken to ensure proper procedures are applied in dealing with an issue that is of importance and that I regard as important. The Deputy does not treat...

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: In the context of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, it is open to members, if they so wish, to invite the two individuals to whom the Deputy referred to make a presentation-----

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: -----and provide evidence that would undermine anything contained in the O'Mahoney report, as opposed to simply being abusive of the report and the individual who conducted it. If it can be substantiated with hard evidence that there are misrepresentations in the report, I will take the matter very seriously.

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is for the joint committee to deal with the matter. The final issue is that no police force in the world could operate with an individual within the force who felt free to simply publicly distribute, whenever it suited, all confidential information about all aspects of the work done by that police force.

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Are we not on Question No. 68?

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have no idea at all why Deputy Wallace always thinks the worst of me or why he ascribes particular motives in respect of various events that occur.

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner issued his instructions on 30 August in order to ensure that the relevant procedures would be tightened up and that any issue of concern would be addressed. I am sure that when it has completed the work it is undertaking, the Garda inspectorate will report to me. When we receive that report, it will be considered with the utmost seriousness. In the meantime, the...

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I appreciate that the Deputy is in search of his appendix. The appendix to the report was made available to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality in order to facilitate any deliberations in which it may engage in the context of dealing with the O'Mahony report. Unless I am very much mistaken, I presume this is the appendix to which the Deputy refers. It is the...