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Policing Authority. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: It was not a question of ordering a radio.

Policing Authority. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Ordering was not the issue.

Policing Authority. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: It was a procurement issue in respect of a contract for all the blue light services for Ireland which will be fully interoperable with the UK and Northern Ireland systems.

Policing Authority. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have delivered; the sad fact is that the Deputies did nothing on this matter when they were in office.

Policing Authority. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Deputies did absolutely nothing.

Judicial Misconduct. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Work on the Scheme of the Judicial Council Bill is at an advanced stage of development in my Department.

Judicial Misconduct. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: No, that is still the case and remains so. The Bill as proposed builds on the report of the committee on judicial conduct and ethics chaired by the former Chief Justice, Ronan Keane. That report recognised the need for a procedure for dealing with complaints of judicial misconduct which, while serious in itself, might not warrant the ultimate sanction of impeachment by the Oireachtas....

Judicial Misconduct. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Yes. I have had several meetings with the Chief Justice on the matter and have put several models before him and asked for his views on them. I await those views and will act on them as soon as I receive them.

Judicial Misconduct. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I cannot agree with that. I have produced a working model of a scheme and have asked the Judiciary to examine it and return to me. I have waited a long time for the response. This has been debated several times in the House and I am sure that the views of the Deputies opposite are generally appreciated but I have not received the response I requested.

Judicial Misconduct. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: No that is not the case but, contrary to the impression that might sometimes be created, I like to consult with the Judiciary and on a matter of such importance I would be loathe to act unilaterally. For that reason I have since January 2005 sought to elicit its views on the issues involved.

Judicial Misconduct. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Deputy is entitled to make a judgment on that matter.

Judicial Misconduct. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am giving the House the facts. Since January 2005 I have been seeking the views of the Judiciary at large. I do not know the extent to which consultation has taken place within the Judiciary but I am not in a position to tell the House that I have had the response I have sought.

Judicial Misconduct. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The length of time in question speaks for itself.

Judicial Misconduct. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Yes.

Judicial Misconduct. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Often.

Judicial Misconduct. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have often raised the matter.

Garda Equipment. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I take the Deputy's reference to two way mirrors in his question to be to one-way mirrors. I did not think up that line — that came from one of my officials. Deputy Cuffe has a fan somewhere. The process by which the identification of a suspect by a victim or witness occurs is an important part of the criminal justice process. Formal identification parades are the main way this...

Garda Equipment. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I agree with the Deputy but clearly if I was an accused person who allegedly was picked out in an identity parade and I did not see the person picking me out or did not see who was with the person at the time or what they were doing vis-À-vis, me, that would be a matter of concern. One of the implications of the one-way mirror system is that the accused cannot at a later point say what was...

Garda Equipment. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: No.

Garda Equipment. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I agree with the Deputy that this is an urgent matter which should be addressed. A decision must be made on this. I do not organise the interior of Garda stations and I urge others to do so.