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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (31 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: This question relates to the Minister's refusal to date to publish the original report of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, into the collapse of the Seán FitzPatrick case. The Minister has told me she would be breaking the law if she published the original report. I wonder if she could tell us which law she would actually be breaking. So many questions remain...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (31 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: The truth is that we are being left in the dark on many of the issues surrounding this. I wish to God that the Government would stop hiding behind the Attorney General. The narrative has been put forward following the collapse that it was all the ODCE's fault. It was said that the mistakes made by the ODCE were due to funding issues and a lack of forensic accountants, and that these issues...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Collar Crime (31 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 13. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the input her Department has had into the process of drafting legislation to tackle white collar crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4680/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (31 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if all Defence Forces personnel will be remeasured in view of his acknowledgement that inaccurate measurement has occurred; if the procedures for height measurement are being reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4740/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (31 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the procedures carried out by the Defence Forces medical personnel to measure the height of recruits during the recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4814/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (31 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 118. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied with the number of IDA site visits to County Wexford from January 2017 to the end of 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53442/18]

Juvenile Crime: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I was going to leave two minutes for Deputy Connolly.

Juvenile Crime: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I support any programme that is an alternative to prison and the youth diversion programme is an excellent example of this but, unfortunately, like many progressive programmes, it is underfunded. Some €14 million was allocated in 2018 but more is obviously needed. The programme allows young people suspected of a crime, who then accept responsibility for it, to get off with a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: That is contradictory. The Minister said that GSOC is a statutory independent body and that we should not rush to judgment. Why did he not wait for GSOC to investigate the protected disclosure regarding assistant commissioner Fanning before he was suspended? Why was he suspended in advance of the investigation? The Minister is the one accusing me of-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I am sorry. I will not name anyone anymore. The Minister said that I was the one jumping to a judgment. With what is happening, it looks to me that he does not have confidence in GSOC to do its work. I have not a clue as to what Fanning did or did not do.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I am sorry. That was a slip of the tongue. I am not the one making the judgment. If the Minister has faith in GSOC, why did he have to come up with this panel? Why was this individual suspended in advance of the protected disclosure being heard?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I do not understand this.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Protected Disclosures (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: GSOC was supposed to look after protected disclosures, but the Minister has now had to establish a panel. Does that mean that the workload is too much for GSOC or that there is a lack of confidence in its role in assessing protected disclosures? Section 41(1)(b) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 reads: "significant developments that might reasonably be expected to affect adversely...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Protected Disclosures (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Minister stated that the protected disclosure system was working well, but Mr. Nicky Keogh first complained in May 2014 and, as the Minister knows, that situation is still not resolved. Has there been a change of policy? For example, the House will be aware that Mr. Pat Murray and Mr. Aidan Glacken were the subjects of Mr. Keogh's protected disclosure. They were never suspended, yet...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Protected Disclosures (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Okay. Has the Minister discussed with the Commissioner Mr. Fanning's suspension? Has the Minister or the Commissioner any concern about the manner in which this information was leaked to the media so quickly? It obviously came from headquarters.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether funding issues may be impeding the ability of GSOC to deal with protected disclosures in an expedient and timely manner; if he has considered increasing the budget for GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4388/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: This is a connected question. The Minister referred to due process, but I would insist that Mr. Keogh certainly has not got due process to date. Are funding issues impeding the ability of GSOC to deal with protected disclosures in an expedient and timely manner? GSOC is getting an extra €600,000 in this year's budget, but will the Minister consider giving it more money to make it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I am aware that GSOC has more money now than it did before, but will it not need even more if it is to do the job as effectively as we would like? Last December, the Minister announced that the Government had endorsed the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and agreed to accept all 157 key recommendations. According to the Department's implementation plan, the new...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Protected Disclosures (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the system regarding protected disclosures within An Garda Síochána is functioning properly, if he has had contact with the new Garda Commissioner on this issue since their appointment and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4387/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Protected Disclosures (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Minister has told us that he has established a panel of counsel to assess disclosures made to him by members or former members of An Garda Síochána. Is he happy with the protected disclosures system? Has he discussed same with the new Garda Commissioner?