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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: I see that Deputy Wallace is offering.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: As Deputy Wallace intends to move an amendment to section 4, he must wait until we are discussing section 4. Will the Minister of State comment on Deputy O'Brien's proposal?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: Amendments Nos. 5 and 8 to 10, inclusive, in the name of Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: Will the Deputy give us more detail on the substance of the amendment to be proposed?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: Is the Deputy referring to the time period within which a complaint can be made?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: Amendments Nos. 7, 11 and 15 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: I can see the point. Representatives of the Garda Inspectorate appeared before the committee recently and they said that PULSE is 1990s technology and that it should be massively upgraded. If we put PULSE into the legislation, we will have to change it again if PULSE is changed to something else in the future.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: Amendments Nos. 12 and 13 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: Deputy Wallace wishes to draw our attention to a proposal he wishes to make on Report Stage in respect of section 7.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: The Deputy is giving notice of his intention to table an amendment to that effect on Report Stage. It is duly noted.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: On this particular section?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: I thank the Deputy and that is noted. I ask the Minister of State to respond.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: We will get back to it when we finish with this particular amendment. We are just dealing with this amendment at present.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: Yes, but it is a separate kind of thing. I will give the Deputy time in a moment to put it down. I have notice of it here and we will not pass over it.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: There is something in this and it should be examined because this issue has led to many problems. Something could be triggered if the commission considered that it was not getting information in a timely fashion. It should be able to move on it and that would be-----

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: Let us stop the constituency love-in and return to amendment No. 16.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: Deputy Mick Wallace wished to bring something to our attention in respect of this section.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: That is in order. The issue is noted.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: Deputy Mick Wallace has brought it to our attention that he wishes to insert an amendment in this section on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

David Stanton: Has sufficient detail been provided? I believe the Deputy mentioned the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission at times.