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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I do not want to comment on the high-profile court case in Belfast, or to comment on the outcome of it, but subsequent to it, I wrote to the Minister on the need to reconsider our legislation on sexual assault and sexual crimes. Given the speed of his response, I am sure he had arrived at that conclusion himself. As he said, he announced a review of same and I have a number of questions on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am aware of that and that not all the procedures would be the same but there are issues of concern that exist here and in the North. I am not totally satisfied with that response because we can have debate around the Executive and the Assembly ad infinitumbut there is a process happening. I think it is being chaired by Sir John Gillen. There is no reason the Department of Justice and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I want to move on to policing issues. Could I have a indication from the Chairman as to a conclusion time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Yes, Chairman, that is why I am asking. I want to move on to policing issues. There have been reports recently and parliamentary questions have been tabled to which I do not believe direct responses has been received. Parliamentary questions have been tabled by Deputy Broughan and others on the capacity of front-line gardaí to give chase. That is a very serious issue in rural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Does the Minister have the figures for release?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Garda visibility, which I raised with the Minister previously through parliamentary questions, is a problem all over the State, but I will refer to the stations in my constituency. Every Garda station in and around Cork city district has had its numerical strength reduced since 2010. This is a fact. Some of the stations have had their numbers reduced substantially. Mayfield Garda station...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Yes, that is what we want but I am flagging the issue because the Minister referred to targets and so on. I understand the Garda is not far off reaching the current target and when that target is reached, the Minister still will have a situation where sergeants and superintendents will be crying out for core unit gardaí. I believe this is very likely to be the case. I have a few...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister appears to have referred to the wrong convention. I asked about the optional protocol to the UN convention against torture.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Very well. It would be appropriate to communicate with the committee as whole on the ongoing process because other Deputies also have an interest in this. On the issue of the reception conditions directive, other speakers have touched on it and I am under no illusion about it. As the Minister said, there has been some confusion regarding people presenting the interim solution as the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I corresponded with the Minister recently about a number of queries I have regarding the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. One of those queries related to a report prepared for the GSOC directorate regarding work practices and case management in the Longford office. Did the Minister read that report? Is he satisfied that the issues raised in it have been resolved? Is he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Briefly, has the Minister confidence in the work and output of that office and of GSOC generally over the period to which I referred?

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am glad to have the opportunity to address this issue. I thank Fianna Fáil for tabling this motion so that we can have this debate. Sinn Féin has also tabled an amendment which has several key differences and aims which I will return to. I acknowledge and thank Lucia O'Farrell, her husband Jim and her daughters for being here. Shane would be very proud of them and their...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I commend their commitment, resolve and attention to detail, which is quite forensic, and that they have not allowed a significant injustice to be swept under the carpet. Shane O'Farrell was failed by several justice agencies of the State. There was a failure to monitor bail, failure to object to bail, failure to convict, failure to deport, failure to arrest, failure to imprison and...

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (12 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an moladh seo a thabhairt os ár gcomhair. This vacancy arises out of the departure of Mr. Mark Toland from GSOC who gave a number of years of service to GSOC and is now serving with the Garda Inspectorate. I take this opportunity to commend Mr. Toland on his work in that regard. It is right and proper that there is a procedure of this kind and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (12 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 552. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full-year cost of providing all front-line gardaí with body cameras. [25700/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (12 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 499. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 30 May 2018, the process involved in drawing up the codes of conduct referred to in section 32 of the Data Protection Act 2018; the way in which all relevant stakeholders, including bodies that represent the interests of children, can make an appropriate input into its development...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (12 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 500. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Question No. 115 of 30 May 2018, if he will meet an organisation (details supplied) in regard to drawing up the codes of conduct referred to in section 32 of the Data Protection Act 2018 in order that it can make an appropriate input into its development and implementation; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (12 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 550. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full-year cost of employing ten new front-line gardaí. [25698/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (12 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full-year cost of employing ten new administration staff located within An Garda Síochána. [25699/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (12 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full-year cost of providing front-line Garda vehicles with GPS. [25701/18]