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Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Why did Minister decide to comment? Deputy Fitzgerald should remember she is the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: She is the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No, it is not. It is about political opportunism.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No. Today she chose to be politically opportunistic but the difficulty is that she is the Minister responsible for justice and must apply the same standard to families in this jurisdiction who await justice and afford them the courtesy of a meeting in which to outline their case face to face with her. They cannot have one with her or the Taoiseach.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister dived in today and the Taoiseach is to dive in tomorrow. That is the Minister’s right but the families have told me about inconsistency. She should be very clear this is the standard she will be measured by in the remainder of her term of office. I look forward to her response.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am pleased to take part in the Second Stage debate on this Bill. We have been waiting a long time for these extra powers to be given to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. It is has been a very disturbing period in terms of the whole area of the administration and application of justice in this State. Public confidence has been fundamentally undermined by the incompetence,...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Our party has repeatedly called for an independent policing authority. As recently as February this year, I asked the former Minister for Justice and Equality about establishing it and he robustly rejected the notion. An independent policing authority was not included in the programme for Government because it was not considered important enough. Unfortunately it has not been included here...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (21 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 347. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to the statement from the former Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, that he was advised by the Garda Commissioner that PULSE does not solely capture information on offenders, but is also used to store information on Garda interactions with individuals, whether adults or children, such as victims of crime,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (21 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 557. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on students who are paying for student accommodation and are now being asked by their landlords to pay water charges. [40267/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (21 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 611. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the Road Traffic Act 2006 (Restriction on Use of Mobile Phones) Regulations 2014 in relation to driving while using a mobile phone to allow the submission of phone records to be considered as a reasonable defence by the person accused; and if he is satisfied that the burden of proof is balanced in these instances...

Seanad Reform: Motion [Private Members] (16 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is almost 12 months since the citizens of this State voted to retain the Seanad. Many of them wanted the Upper House to be retained but not in its current form. Instead, they wanted it to be reformed. The Government promised to initiate reforms but, as we all know, this did not happen. The McNulty affair has further eroded confidence among members of the public that any reform has...

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What are you doing?

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Would you ever answer a question?

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: She has not answered the question.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is your policy.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This derisory-----

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Answer the question. "Yes" or "No".

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Still no answer.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Are you saying there is no policy?