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Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: It is good to see the Minister is coming on board and that the points raised by Opposition Members are getting some response from him. We are trying to achieve some insertion in this section to the effect that one of the core functions of the Garda Síochána is to respect and vindicate the rights of individuals. "Vindicating" is probably a better word than "respecting"——

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: ——because vindication implies not only respect but the requirement to stand up for and ensure human rights are protected. I wonder, however, whether "individual" is the correct word to use or whether the provision should refer to the "human rights of each citizen".

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: That is true. We are close to getting an acceptable formula that will satisfy the concerns of all. However, I also ask the Minister to consider whether the amendment should refer to "each individual" or "each person". I have my own amendment No. 21 in mind in querying whether "persons" is the correct word. Although that amendment refers to the "human rights of individuals", I was subsequently...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: We are not changing "individuals".

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: Amendment No. 26 is my amendment.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: I move amendment No. 21: In page 11, line 21, after "property" to insert the following: "and the human rights of individuals within the State".

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: No, I withdraw the amendment in preference for the new amendment that has been proposed.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: I fully agree with Deputy O'Keeffe's amendment. We discussed it on Committee Stage, when I believed that the Minister was interested in what was being said on the matter. It is a problem which we currently face with regard to the Garda. We have received complaints on mobile communication as well as in terms of the PULSE computer data and delays on the inputting of material and the management...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: We all pay tribute to the Bills Office but we should ensure that it is not put under such pressure by giving it intolerable deadlines. The people responsible for that should be departmental officials. Perhaps the Ceann Comhairle will examine this matter and discuss it with the Bills Office. It is unsatisfactory. The main reason given by the Minister for rejecting the amendment is that every...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: It is not long since Bloomsday.

Crime Levels. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of murders in which firearms were used thus far in 2005; the way in which this compares with the same period for 2004; the progress made to date with regard to Operation Anvil announced by him on 17 May 2005; his views on the number of weapons seized to date; the number of arrests made; the number of charges...

Crime Levels. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: Does the Minister agree that there have already been as many if not more deaths as a result of gangland killings in the first half of this year as occurred in nine of the past ten years? Does he consider that even with Operation Crossover, which was established in November 2004 and which lasted a few months, the situation for the first six months of this year is worse than that which obtained...

Crime Levels. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: That is general homicide. My question relates to murder and firearms.

Crime Levels. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: How many convictions were there? There was one conviction in each of those years.

Crime Levels. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: What does detection mean?

Crime Levels. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: I have one brief supplementary question.

Crime Levels. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: What happened to the amnesty the Minister proposed?

Garda Deployment. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: I hope it will not affect the dogs in the street.

Libel Laws. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: They lost that one.

Security Industry. (23 Jun 2005)

Joe Costello: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the establishment and operation of the private security services authority; the number of staff appointed; the functions it is discharging; the progress made with regard to a proposed code of practice for the private security sector; when the code will be finalised; and if he will make a statement...