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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: Committees in the UK and the US were mentioned. Do the witnesses consider it to be international best practice on national security in the sense of that element of our Defence Forces or can it be amalgamated into the other bodies involved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: I will come back to GSOC. I stepped out for a few minutes and then came back. I think I missed a critical piece of information about GSOC's view of the possibility of discussing or implementing the dual function of both GSOC and the Garda Inspectorate and how amalgamating those two bodies-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: I think we did but I do not know whether an observation could be made to me that has not been mentioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: I appreciate that answer. Racial profiling, hate crimes and the fact that incitement to hate crimes is a crime were mentioned earlier. I am unfamiliar with the difficulty. I know one is legislated for and the other is not. I know that on an international best practice level, Ireland is lagging behind in this area. Do any of the civil liberties groups wish to make observations as to how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: In respect of the comments made about the information provided to the confidential recipient, I think Mr. Kelly mentioned that there was nowhere for it to go after it had been provided. Could he comment on where it should go in an ideal scenario?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: I have two further questions. Mr. Fitzgerald mentioned the investigatory process taking over here in certain instances. Perhaps it was Mr. O'Brien who said it. Is that a resource issue or is there another reason why it is taking up or over a year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: During one of his contributions, Mr. Fitzgerald mentioned that the investigatory process within GSOC was taking upward of a year or over a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: My final question is directed towards Transparency International. Mr. Devitt spoke earlier about the possibility of an oversight function for a committee within the Houses of the Oireachtas having some form of oversight over the administration of justice be it in parallel with the likes of GSOC, the Garda Inspectorate or the policing board. Could he provide some more of his views or those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: I thank all of our guests for their contributions. Without spending too much time on it, we are at a critical juncture for the administration of justice. Certainly, the joint committee will be of critical importance in changing how justice is delivered and in the alteration of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and any other amendments to legislation that might be put forward over the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: One of the points Mr. Kelly raised earlier concerned the effect of the drip-feed of reports being published over the next number of months on morale within the Garda and on the public perception of the work it carries out. Clearly, those processes are in train. How would the ICCL propose to best handle that in terms of what we can expect over the next number of months in tandem with the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: 108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department is taking, or will take, to ensure voluntary youth organisations are involved in the implementation of the youth guarantee, noting that voluntary youth organisations are not mentioned within the Government's youth guarantee submission to the European Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21727/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: 158. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has, or will, examine the regulations for Garda vetting; if she will consider amending the regulations to make Garda vetting portable for a period of up to two years to allow for the reduction of waiting times and assist in easing the process for those who wish to do voluntary work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21729/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Promotion (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the current status of the national aviation policy; the expected timeframe for the development of the policy; its projected economic impact in Fingal, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21607/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (14 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the planning application for the bus rapid transit route between Swords and Dublin city centre is expected to be made; the projected life-span of this project in its proposed form; if this route will be complemented with a rail link when circumstances allow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21608/14]

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: I welcome the opportunity to address water charges and the greater issue of water supply. I will start by reading into the record, probably not for the first time in this debate, a document dated 10 October 2009, namely, Fianna Fáil's "Renewed Programme for Government". The Members opposite will remember this:We will introduce charging for treated water use that is fair, significantly...

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: Without funding, local authorities had no option but to put their resources into other areas, resulting in the complete abdication of responsibility by successive Governments for investing in water infrastructure or for even acknowledging there was a problem. It is laughable that the Members opposite sit and point fingers at the Minister, Deputy Hogan, when we are in this scenario because of...

Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2014)

Alan Farrell: I commend the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, for making the Children First Bill a priority during this term. The Bill has been a very long time coming, with child protection legislation having been promised in 1997 and again in 2010. The establishment on a statutory footing of the protection and welfare of children through the Children First Bill is...

Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)

Alan Farrell: I wish to contribute to this discussion because it is of such critical importance. I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, and the Minister, Deputy Hogan, for coming up with some money for the funding of social housing projects across the State. The sum for my constituency is €4.75 million and 39 homes are to be constructed. However, it is a drop in the ocean...

Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)

Alan Farrell: Deputy Troy keeps slinging mud.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Farrell: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the expert review of the IASS pensions scheme to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15130/14]