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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: No; cyber crime is the one in which I am interested.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: Is the Commissioner happy that An Garda Síochána is adequately resourced to deal with white collar crime?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: Will the Commissioner comment on the proposal made by the committee at one stage - in her presentation she made a number of references to the work of the committee, for which I thank her - that community courts be established in Dublin on a pilot basis? Yesterday a report appeared in one of the newspapers in which it was stated 700 tourists had been targeted in the city by muggers and pick...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: I thank the Commissioner and her team for appearing before the committee. We have had intense engagement for an hour and a half. I congratulate her on assuming her new position. I wish her and the Garda well in their continued work on behalf of the community. It is complex and detailed work which, as we have learned, is becoming even more complex because of the impact of cyber crime,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Forensic Science Ireland (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: I welcome Dr. Sheila Willis, director general of Forensic Science Ireland, and her colleague Dr. Seán McDermott. I will invite Dr. Willis to make an opening statement lasting five minutes or so and then we will have a question and answer session. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Forensic Science Ireland (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: Dr. Willis mentioned the Kopp review in 2006. Is that the most recent review that took place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Forensic Science Ireland (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: FSI is not in favour of that rationalisation and believes this is a better way of doing it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Forensic Science Ireland (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: Does Dr. McDermott wish to add to what has been said?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Forensic Science Ireland (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: Will Dr. McDermott make a copy of that available to the committee at some stage? I thank the witnesses for being here today and regret more members were not available to attend. We were intrigued by the visit we made to FSI and will certainly follow up on what has been said once we have reviewed the literature and evidence we have received.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Forensic Science Ireland (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: We may look into that also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Forensic Science Ireland (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: Where was the new proposed building to be sited?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Forensic Science Ireland (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: It struck me that when FSI was in Garda headquarters it had a certain security.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Forensic Science Ireland (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: That begs another question. Would a facility at Backweston be as secure as where Forensic Science Ireland is at the moment or would it be specifically built to be secure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Forensic Science Ireland (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: We will certainly follow that up. I thank Dr. Willis for being present and for accommodating us on our recent visit. As Dr. Willis outlined, she falls between the cracks in that she does extraordinarily valuable work very quietly and almost below the radar. She is on our radar now and we will do what we can to assist.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Role and Functions: Forensic Science Ireland (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: We will suspend for a few moments as we have one more item of business to attend to. The Minister of State, Deputy Dara Murphy, is due before the committee to discuss a European motion that needs to be addressed. It should not take long.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters: Motion (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: We will resume in public session. The next business is consideration of a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain acts in the field of police co-operation and judicial co-operation in criminal matters. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Murphy, and his officials to the meeting to assist the committee in its consideration of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters: Motion (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters: Motion (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: Is it correct to say the Minister of State is consigning the obsolete measures, which have been replaced by other measures, to the dustbin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (25 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Joint Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Transport (24 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: 133. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of the two Government jets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11619/15]