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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Driver Licensing Service (20 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 827. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the section of legislation that allows the National Driver Licensing Service to make public services cards compulsory for persons seeking a new driver licence; the exact wording that makes this possible; and if neither are available, his views on State bodies setting mandatory requirements that are not underpinned by existing law....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (20 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 939. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce public services cards with the ability to store biometric data; and if so, the legislation underpinning same. [11971/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Consultations (20 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1011. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount his Department spent on advertising the consultation process for the various stages of the National Planning Framework and the National Development Plan. [11810/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (8 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of units attached to Togher Garda sub-district; and the number which have been attached for each of the past 10 years. [11294/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (8 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of units attached to Anglesea Street sub-district, and the number which have been for each of the past 10 years. [11295/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (8 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 208. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of units attached to Bishopstown Garda station; and the number attached in each of the past ten years. [11296/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (8 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 209. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of units attached to Carrigaline Garda station; and the number attached in each of the past ten years. [11297/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (8 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of units attached to Passage West Garda station; and the number attached in each of the past ten years. [11298/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (8 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of units attached to Crosshaven Garda station; and the number attached in each of the past ten years. [11299/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (8 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of units attached to Douglas Garda station; and the number attached in each of the past ten years. [11300/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (8 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of units attached to Mahon Garda station; and the number attached in each of the past ten years. [11301/18]

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Motion (7 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún chun daingniú a dhéanamh faoi dheireadh ar choinbhinsiún na Náisiún Aontaithe ar chearta daoine atá faoi mhíchumais. Tá sé déanach ach, é sin ráite, tá fáilte roimhe. It is not a leap to describe this evening as historic for those who have been advocating for the rights of people with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank Ms West and Ms Galligan. Everything connected with this is of enormous public interest, whether it relates to the seriousness of the crime, the ability of the public to have full faith in reporting such serious crime and how this has been managed. Another is how it has been presented by An Garda Síochána, which is something about which I continue to be concerned. I want...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Some of the most senior garda personnel were aware of the witnesses' very serious concerns and many of those personnel were the same personnel who would have been at the Policing Authority meeting which stated that this report had been signed off, is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: While Ms West was not present, would it have been the case that the meeting would have involved some of the same personnel that would have represented An Garda Síochána at the Policing Authority meeting in April?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The next public meeting of the Policing Authority took place on 29 June. At that stage, it was informed that the report was close to conclusion, and once again, gave no impression that there was anything untoward and that everything was progressing. Would Ms West agree with that characterisation that the report was close to conclusion then? What would Ms West's analysis of the report's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have some questions arising from Ms Galligan's statement. The 87 page report from November 2016 outlined four areas for concern, of which one stands out. As Ms Galligan put it in her statement there were "deaths that the cause of death deemed it suspicious and the Garda investigation would ascertain whether criminality was involved or not, yet these were recorded in a non-crime category...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ms Galligan said deceased victims have not been given the respect and duty of investigation into their deaths that they deserve. She also said the State Pathologist was summoned to a number of homicide incidents. Is she of the view that at the very least, the indications are that not everything was properly followed up in the investigation file?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: From the point of view of an investigation, are there significant risks in that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I refer to Ms West's statement. She said: "As it transpired, there was an apparent reluctance to countenance many of the issues we tried to raise and we made many attempts to highlight the potential organisational risks, the inconsistencies we were identifying and the absolute need to review the approach to death classification and investigation, not only within An Garda Síochána...