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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: There is interference from a mobile telephone. Will members check as it interferes with the broadcasting system?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: That links back to the question put by Deputy Farrell on the optimum number of the force. Have studies been conducted elsewhere in the world that have examined this? Deputy Collins may recall when we were in Scotland one of the questions that came up was the optimum number of police for a population and demographic structure similar to that in Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: One thing strikes me. What is the capacity of the Templemore Garda College to train? How many recruits can it handle at any one time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: The Deputy should ask his second question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: Not at all, work away please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: Does the Commissioner wish to comment on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: Deputy Kenny has three questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: I would like to add a supplementary question to that of the Deputy. It was reported recently that some members of the criminal fraternity were using public transport, particularly main line trains, to avoid road checkpoints. Could the Commissioner link both of those questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: Can I ask the Commissioner about the use of ASBOs in relation to the Deputy's question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: The Commissioner might send us a note at some stage on the number of ASBOs that have been used recently and their effectiveness. That is something the committee is interested in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: The Deputy cannot comment on Dungarvan in that way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: Dungarvan is a very nice town which is located close to my constituency.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: I thank the Garda Commissioner.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: I remind members that we are up against time because we must deal with another very important session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: I ask the Deputy to wait, please. I remind members that we are up against time. We are scheduled for another very important session now and there is another session afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: I am conscious of not crossing into discussing operational matters which do not come under our remit. I ask Senator Heffernan to direct his comments through the Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: The committee is conscious of not moving into discussing a policing operational matters which are strictly outside our remit. I am sorry but I must rule some of the Senator's questions out of order. If he wants to meet the Garda Commissioner privately and have those discussions, I am sure she will facilitate him. The committee is not allowed to discuss operational matters because it is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: The Senator's questions were on operational matters. I invite him to contact the Garda Commissioner, to meet her privately and go through his concerns and report any matters of concern to her. I call Deputy Farrell. He has spoken already but I shall allow him to ask a brief question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: I urge the Deputy to be as brief as he can, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
David Stanton: Senator James Heffernan had a question to ask on cyber crime. Does he wish to ask it now?