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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: There is an internal committee, an external group, an EY report and the Toland report. There is an absent permanent Secretary General. That is a summary of the Minister's comments. I will ask questions specific to the EY report. It seems there will be another report, group or recommendation. Perhaps some of the officials can advise on this basic question. Have some of the management...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: It lacks a permanent one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: In the running of a Department of this State, when someone retires, a recruitment process should be commenced when an interim or acting Secretary General is in place. The delay for eight months is unacceptable. There is no personal charge against any individual but this demonstrates an absence of speed by just leaving it while another group or implementation process is put in place. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: That is good. It has been split in two as per the EY report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Has an organisational design unit been established?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: That is fine. Have timelines been set for the implementation of the recommendations in the report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Has a culture audit been commenced within the organisation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Has the Minister assessed or provided external oversight to the process for recruiting agency staff within the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Has the Minister introduced a formal communications protocol for use in the disclosure of information to and from the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Has a review of the recruitment strategy within the agencies been performed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Has a protocol been created for agencies to provide feedback for suggesting amendments to the governance arrangements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Is there an external review of the effectiveness of the governance frameworks within the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: That is good. Has there been a review on the progress bedding from the new structures in the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Has information sharing between the crime and security section and policing section been reviewed in regard to matters affecting An Garda Síochána?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: There is no point in us talking generally about issues. The Minister is head of the Department. Issues within the Department have been identified in various reports and unless he knows what actions are being delivered by the change and implementation group, there is a concern that change will not happen. We know from the Toland report that there was a difficulty in terms of the pace of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Exactly. Part of the problem is that many of the reports have not been acted upon. Will this be another report that sits and gathers dust? We need to know that this is-------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: It is a fair comment. The Minister should consider all of the reports with recommendations on change management, as well as other reports, because of the absence of progress on those changes. We need more regular updates in that regard and I would like to see movement in terms of the pace of report delivery. The Minister was recently quoted as saying that there is a substantial threat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Sunday Business Postrecently reported on interference by the Department in the operation of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority and the perception of an erosion of its independence from the Department. I ask the Minister to comment on that matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister earlier smiled about new politics and that many submissions have been made. Fianna Fáil has tried to progress the Gambling Control Bill. We tabled it in Private Members' time and it has passed this committee and awaits a money message from the Minister's Department. Will the Minister engage on that Bill in terms of amendments or drafting changes or does he intend to go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: I agree that the Minister of State is committed to it. My question was whether the Minister will facilitate the progression of the Gambling Control Bill by allowing it to go to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality and beyond. I did not ask him about legislation which relates to a technical problem that has nothing to do with regulation of gambling.