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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Changing Policing in Ireland Report: Garda Inspectorate (16 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: I have an observation on one of the points in the report, which mentions that at public meetings community leaders reported a noticeable reduction in Garda visibility. Was the measurement of this defined? Last Friday, the Dáil debated a Private Members' Bill on the ramming of Garda vehicles. During the course of the discussion it was stated that approximately 53% of Garda vehicles are...

Ramming of Garda Vehicles Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: I will. My point is that Garda vehicles and their availability play an important role in the duties of gardaí. Whether they are marked or unmarked, their presence is essential for policing and protecting all of us as citizens as well as the authorities within the State. In the context of the ramming of vehicles, I wish to make a further point about other people on the front line,...

Ramming of Garda Vehicles Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: I will finish on this note. If one wants to reduce the cost of legal services and ensure that people can interpret legislation, putting everything in one Act makes it easier to interpret and, therefore, reduces the cost to the consumer. I commend Deputy Griffin on introducing this Bill.

Ramming of Garda Vehicles Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: Like my colleagues, I commend Deputy Griffin on bringing the Bill before us and the Minister of State's response on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald. If we were to go through the names of the 88 members of the Garda Síochána who have died in the service of the State, quite a number of them died in road traffic accidents. This is because they are...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: I understand Deputy Connaughton is sharing time with Deputies Michael Creed and Bernard Durkan. How does he wish to share it?

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: Deputy Durkan is next.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: Fifteen minutes remain. It is entirely up to yourselves.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: Could the Chairman repeat the heading, for clarity and so I do not stray?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: I suspect that my question might come under prisoner services so I may come back in later. Will the Chairman will allow me leeway if I am incorrect in my assessment?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: On subhead A3, I am aware of the work done by the Department of Justice and Equality on the removal of the practice of slopping out in prisons. I assume that part of this budget is for that purpose. Can the Minister indicate if there is a timeline envisaged for the outright eradication of that practice and if there are plans for the expansion of the prison network in general? I suspect it...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: I have one supplementary question on the overall capacity of our prisons. I have heard a number of figures bandied around and perhaps the Minister could clarify the figure?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: Can the Chair direct me as to the subheads under which I should raise the two matters outstanding, one is in regard to drug use-----

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: What I am referring to is the availability and, therefore, internal policing of the prisons with regard to-----

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: Perhaps the Chairman would ask the Minister if any of the additional expenditures or savings were made in areas that related to the effective policing of the prisons in respect of drug use or misuse. My additional query was in regard to the service provided by the Courts Service in transporting prisoners to and from court and whether-----

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: That is why I asked for direction.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: To be fair, Chairman, I was asking for direction.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: Is that simply a matter of improved tendering processes or is it something specific?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Farrell: I submit that there are certain members of the Dáil who may be gracing the Prison Service in the near future who will be delighted to hear that.