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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: What did she think of his recent comments, when he described the Department of Justice and Equality as being an interesting animal operating in a building with reinforced bullet-proof glass and that the people who work there walk with a certain swagger and deem themselves to be very important?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: He is a former Minister of State from not too long ago. He is only out of office 18 months.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: His comments in the Seanad recently were not complimentary of the Department. However, that is his view. He is somebody I have regard for and I take his views seriously. In her opening statement, Ms McPhillips stated that 800 managers have attended training. That is quite remarkable and it is only a point of note-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Was it 800 managers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: The Department has a staff of 2,500 altogether.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Of whom 800 are managers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: That is quite a low ratio. Will Mr. McPhillips define what is her definition of customer? Who does the Department define as its customer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Does Ms McPhillips consider the Minister to be a customer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Does Ms McPhillips think the Department failed the Government, given the fact the Taoiseach had to correct the record of the Dáil on two occasions because of the information supplied to him from the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Does Ms McPhillips consider it unacceptable?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Does Ms McPhillips consider it unacceptable, "yes" or "no"?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Ms McPhillips said to one of my colleagues earlier she was disappointed that the Taoiseach described the Department as dysfunctional, and yet she does not think it was unacceptable. She has given a roundabout reason for not saying "yes" or "no" as to whether it was unacceptable. Ms McPhillips does not need to be briefed on this. She has failed to say whether she thinks it is unacceptable...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Will Ms McPhillips explain how the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, received a phone call from the previous Secretary General who informed him that he was retiring and brought to his attention the existence of a document, which we now know was an email? During the course of the conversation, the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, requested that information be passed on to the disclosures tribunal. When a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Was the Minister informed the Department needed to seek the advice of the Attorney General before it could pass it on to the disclosures tribunal?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: It is quite remarkable that it took eight days. Would Ms McPhillips agree that was too long-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: -----based on the media interest in it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Ms McPhillips spoke to other colleagues earlier about making a judgment call. Would a judgment call not have sufficed in terms of providing the email to the tribunal?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: On the Monday or Tuesday, yes. Subsequently it transpired there was no issue with passing on the email.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: We have heard a lot of commentary about submissions and emails, and the difference between a submission to a Minister and an email. Have there been many submissions on whistleblowers in general to Ministers over the past couple of years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: In Mr. Justice Charleton's commentary, and in his call last February for co-operation with the tribunal, he called on all parties who had information that was relevant to pass it on. Notwithstanding the specific request made of the Department, and I note it has made some voluntary disclosures outside of this, I am flabbergasted, to be quite honest, that Ms McPhillips would contend that an...