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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Petitions: Discussion (27 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We have had an opportunity to deliberate on the petitions before us and we will deal, one by one, with our recommendations in respect of them. Petition No. P00007/13 is from Mr. Paddy Lambe in respect of concerns over inappropriate standards related to dive industry legislation. What do the members believe we should do in the context of a recommendations on this petition?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Petitions: Discussion (27 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is that agreed? Agreed. Petition No. P00051/12 is from Mr. Michael Callanan in respect of concerns with regard to fishing legislation decisions. The recommendation in this regard is that we should forward the correspondence received from the Department, along with a copy of the value for money review and the brochure on the 2008 decommissioning scheme, to the petitioner for his information...

Order of Business (27 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: When will Committee Stage of the Legal Services Regulation Bill, Second Stage of which was completed almost two years ago and which provides for a reduction in costs for people engaged with the legal services, be taken? Also, when will the mediation Bill, which is equally important, come before the House?

Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To tell tales.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (26 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 500. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons whose information is on PULSE are given a criminal intelligence number. [50360/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (26 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 501. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the age of the youngest person with a criminal intelligence number on the PULSE system. [50361/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (26 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 502. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a revised version of the Coroner's Bill 2007 will be presented to Dáil Éireann. [50362/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff (26 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 507. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of court messengers appointed in the counties of Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and Kildare; the names and dates of their appointments and the salaries paid to them in the current year. [50593/13]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Financial Resolutions (21 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Although this is a technical motion, we are opposed to it going to Committee Stage because included in these resolutions is a measure facilitating a cut to the single-parent’s allowance. Accordingly, we will be calling for a vote.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney has advocated, as part of his Harvest 2020 plans, the development of the aquaculture industry in Ireland. However, there is a difficulty at present with the licence application process, which is not time limited. This means that those objecting and the companies seeking to develop their industry do not know where they stand....

Order of Business (21 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To clarify, is the Ceann Comhairle to put the question on 12b in a moment?

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I spoke to one of the whistleblowers this morning and he advised me that they were encouraged in correspondence by the Minister for Justice and Equality to bring all the evidence they have into the public domain and to the appropriate mechanisms within the State. The whistleblower has given the dossier of evidence he has to the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts. The Chairman...

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I acknowledge the whistleblower legislation that is being progressed and that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, is taking the lead in that regard. I also acknowledge that it was a commitment in the programme for Government. One could ask what message we are sending to potential whistleblowers. Let us imagine if people within the financial services sector had...

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There are reports in this morning's media that the Garda Commissioner has demanded the return of files from the Committee of Public Accounts with regard to the penalty points debacle. I hope the Tánaiste agrees that this a disturbing development. We can recap what has happened. Two Garda whistleblowers were very concerned about practices surrounding the termination of penalty points....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes. I assume that the vast majority of requests are not sensitive in nature and one expects that there is co-operation within the 30 day period. Where there are disputes, there is now a resolution process in place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is good to hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Garda Commissioner, Mr. Callinan, and his team for a frank and helpful exchange.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is clear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We have had enough interaction on that and I have some questions. I should say first that our committee deals with all the ombudsmen and we are very proud that the outgoing Ombudsman, Ms Emily O'Reilly, has been elected as the European Ombudsman. We have established a reputation in Ireland in this evolving area, as the ombudsmen would acknowledge. The public service managers, including...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Special Report and Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Garda Commissioner (20 Nov 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am conscious of the number of questions asked in that contribution. If there is anything that you reckon you have dealt with already, Commissioner, you need not reiterate the point. Please simply indicate that you have dealt with the point already for the purposes of fluency. We do not need to hear anything repeated. You have given assurances on some of those points. If anything needs...