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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Independent Review Mechanism (15 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: 148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the terms of reference in relation to the statutory inquiries into four deaths, following the IRM process; and his plans to amend those terms in view of concerns by some persons and the lack of clarity regarding whether recommendations will be referred to him for consideration and action following...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: I will be relatively brief because I am losing the will to live listening to some of the contributions we have had to endure here tonight. I do not say that lightly. However, nobody should be patting themselves on the back because of this legislation. This is one of the worst examples of the misnamed “new politics”. What we have is snatching defeat from the jaws of victory....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: I thank the representatives from An Garda Síochána for coming. I offer my sympathy to the family of the late Detective Superintendent Colm Fox and his colleagues. I do not want to repeat points made by others, but there are two issues, the first of which is the recording and classification of homicides, while the second is the internal review. There is no doubt that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: However, the acting Commissioner does not consider that the statement by Deputy Commissioner Twomey that they were minor issues was accurate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: It does not tally with what the acting Commissioner has subsequently found out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: It is just that the information was the same in April 2017 as it is now. It is unfortunate that the Deputy Commissioner is not here himself. I will not go further into that. Deputy Ó Laoghaire asked how the Garda started this. The acting Commissioner seemed to suggest that the Garda thought of it itself; that this came out in 2016 just because-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: Why was that happening in July 2016 when the issues had been flagged with the Garda by the Garda Inspectorate investigation in 2014 which highlighted serious shortcomings in the manner in which gardaí handled domestic abuse cases and related matters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: One of the recommendations of the 2014 report was for the Garda to conduct an analysis of domestic related murders to inform Garda policy on harm reduction. Was that done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: When was that done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: When exactly was that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: The acting Commissioner is saying it was done in advance of July 2016 when this started.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: Was that in advance of this latest July 2016 initiative?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: I am trying to join the pieces here because we are talking about classification and misclassification of homicide in a domestic situation. There are linked areas around that which I want to feed into. The 2014 report suggested that all crimes of domestic violence and incidents of dispute should be recorded on PULSE irrespective of the willingness of a victim to make a complaint. When was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: I am asking whether the acting Commissioner can assure the committee and the public that there is no hint that the classification of a domestic homicide as a less serious crime was motivated by a desire to cover tracks because of missed opportunities where earlier signs of domestic abuse were not spotted. Was a final domestic homicide not classified as such to cover up for that? Can the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: Regardless of whether a person stands over a complaint later, are all incidents put on the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: Does Mr. Finn believe the cultural problems, which are not unique to the Irish police service, are being tackled? I refer to the lack of seriousness in some instances where the view taken in cases of domestic violence and sexual assault is summarised by the attitude that it is a personal matter, time consuming and problematic and that people will sort it out between themselves. I was a bit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: The problem is that saying it is one thing, but doing it is another. Mr. Finn mentioned 1 million breath tests but I would say the 60 to 80 homicides each year are not on the same level as 1 million breath tests so those cases should be capable of being classified and analysed appropriately. What strikes me as odd, and I will raise some points on the internal review, is that while the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: They were not given the case files.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: Dr. Singh stated that in November 2016 he raised the issue of the files, stating he needed to look at the files.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Clare Daly: It was in November 2016. The people who Mr. Finn had asked to conduct a comprehensive analysis in July came to him in November, stating that they had looked at the pathology files and at the PULSE records that they could really evaluate anything unless they looked at the full files.