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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a complainant to GSOC receives a copy of the recommendations made to the Garda Commissioner. [47414/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the statistics relating to the implementation of recommendations made by GSOC by the Garda Commissioner. [47415/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the recommendations made to the Garda Commissioner by GSOC that are not implemented that is figures since the inception of GSOC. [47416/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (9 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 253. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the current practice whereby names of the Minister’s appointees are forwarded by the Garda Commissioner for appointment by her is a breach of regulation 12 (2) of the Garda Síochána (Promotion) Regulations 2006. [46841/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (9 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 254. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that the practice whereby the Garda Commissioner forwards the names of the ministerial appointees in contravention of the regulations nullifies and negates the whole purpose of the 2006 promotion regulations to have an independent open and transparent promotion process in An Garda Síochána. [46842/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (9 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 255. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that the practice whereby the Garda Commissioner forwards to her the names of two members to be appointed by her ceases forthwith and that all future appointments to Garda promotion boards will be made by her from the established panel, independently by her and without any reference formal or informal to the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (9 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 256. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that the acceptance by her Department of the current practice whereby the Garda Commissioner nominates the ministerial appointee to the Garda promotion board is a clear example of the abdication of the oversight role of her Department and its dysfunctional administration as contained in the Toland report in its reference to An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (9 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 257. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that the appointment of the same personnel as members of the Garda promotion boards on an annual basis since the establishment of the panel as provided for in the 2006 Promotion Regulations is bad human resource management practice and should cease forthwith. [46845/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (9 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 258. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure the new suitable personnel are appointed to the interview panel as provided for in the 2006 regulations as a matter of urgency, so that suitably qualified personnel can be appointed to promotion boards by her in the forthcoming promotion competitions for chief superintendent, superintendent, inspector and sergeant. [46846/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (9 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 259. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of appointments to Garda promotion boards she has made since the appointment as Minister where the names of the ministerial appointees were forwarded by the Garda Commissioner. [46847/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (9 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 260. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views there has been serious disquiet and concern regarding the appointment of personnel to Garda promotion boards in recent years and that cronyism is rife in the Garda promotion process; and the steps she is taking to allay that concern. [46848/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (9 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 261. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to transfer responsibility for the administration of the promotion competitions in An Garda Síochána to the Public Appointments Service in view of the lack of confidence in the system. [46849/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (9 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 262. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of responses in the recent Garda portal survey which raised concerns or made comment on the promotion and lateral appointment processes. [46850/14]

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Government has come under extensive public pressure on water charges. It has been forced to introduce the proposed lower rates. This was not something it wanted to do; it was something in which the Government had no choice. Next Wednesday, the Government will be faced with even larger protests. Today, however, it could take the opportunity to do the right thing and scrap water charges...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have some final questions, and Senator Ó Clochartaigh wants to put a final question also. In the third paragraph of the correspondence from December of 2013 the Private Secretary, writing on behalf of the Minister, states: The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that and, in fairness, Mr. Burgess clarified in the original correspondence in December that he did, so I accept that my query was not entirely justified. In terms of my next question, Mr. Burgess rightly pointed out the reasons we have friendly relations with the United States. I would go further and say we have an umbilical relationship with the United States. Some 70 million...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Deputy Halligan does not have the advantage that Senators O’Keeffe and Ó Clochartaigh and I have because we have been to Shannon Airport and met the management there and the management of An Garda Síochána. Our sense of it is that the management of the airport operates within the law and allows flights, subject to the licence from the Department of Transport, Tourism...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am just clarifying the points the Deputy has made. The Garda confirmed that it has on several occasions searched planes following reports of wrongdoing. It also pointed out the constraints on a military aircraft that had received a diplomatic note. It would regard that as a foreign embassy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (3 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In fairness, they have agreed, subject to advice, that they will release this information. They just do not have it readily to hand.