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- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (1 Apr 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received plans from Donegal County Council for a new bypass at Bonagee, Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he intends to provide the funding for same. [14809/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (1 Apr 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 626. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to provide funding for an upgrade to the N14 Letterkenny to Lifford Road, County Donegal as requested by Donegal County Council. [14810/14]
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is farcical.
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: People are watching this and they want answers.
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can I raise a point of order please?
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Why not?
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is farcical.
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is not carry on.
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is farcical.
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Deputy Buttimer should stop being a hound dog.
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have to protest.
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In the Dáil on 23 May 2001 the Minister questioned the then Minister with responsibility for justice, former Deputy John O'Donoghue, about allegations made which became the subject matter of the Morris tribunal in County Donegal. In particular, he asked whether the Minister would confirm whether there was an allegation that gardaí in County Donegal were bugging conversations...
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Who sits on the working group established in November by the Garda Commissioner following his consultations with the Attorney General on 11 November? Was the Department of Justice and Equality aware of the working group's remit? Why did the Attorney General not inform the Department and the Minister that a working group had been established by the Commissioner to investigate the recordings?...
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will the Minister clarify who sits on the working group established by the Garda Commissioner in November last year following his consultations with the Office of the Attorney General on 11 November? Was the Department aware of the working group's remit? Why did the Attorney General not inform the Department of Justice and Equality and the Minister that a working group was being established...
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Let us together walk the path that the whistleblowers have walked over the past two years. We will start off with the coming together of the two men. Can the Minister imagine they probably met while they were on duty, or in whatever circumstances, and got talking about some of the issues that they had come across? They, maybe, found strength in each other to raise them and then took their...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Apologise to the two Garda whistleblowers.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Why no apology? There has been a number of missed opportunities.
- Matters relating to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am sure the Minister will understand why many citizens will be very sceptical about all of this. Many more will be outraged that under a succession of Ministers for Justice from Fianna Fáil, the Progressive Democrats and Fine Gael, thousands of telephone calls in and out of Garda stations were recorded, inappropriately and illegally in some instances. Did these include detained...
- Matters relating to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He sought to minimise concern about the implementation of the penalty points system by the Garda. He even went onto the plinth to attack the two whistleblowers in a scurrilous effort to undermine their credibility when the O'Mahoney report was published. I remember the exchanges in this Chamber at that time. Later, he wrongly and disgracefully, accused the Garda whistleblowers of not...
- Matters relating to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Subsequently, the former Garda Commissioner, Martin Callinan, who has enjoyed the Minister's unswerving support, gave evidence to the Committee on Public Accounts and went so far as to say the actions of the two Garda whistleblowers were "disgusting". The Minister and the Garda Commissioner tried to prevent Sergeant McCabe giving evidence to the PAC. Then there was the scandal of...