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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: I know, but confirmation was given to the chairwoman of the Policing Authority that the cases investigated were all Article 2 compliant. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: That obviously concerns the report that was sent to the committee on the misclassifications. On homicides between 2003 and 2017, can Dr. Singh assure the committee that they have all been investigated and are deemed to be in compliance with Article 2?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: Yes. Did Dr. Singh see the investigation files for the purposes of the report sent to the Policing Authority prior to the meeting held in September?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: The objective behind this is to ensure there is accurate information on PULSE on homicides. What happened between September's meeting and the previous meetings in April and June? Was the methodology changed by the Garda?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: It appears that what was said in April was not the case, because the review is not just completed. I have no problem with going back and I do not want to criticise the witnesses in this regard. What is the status of the report at present? When will we have a full report on homicides between 2003 and 2017?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: Does Dr. Singh agree that the representation made to the Policing Authority in April was not accurate, because in fact this is a much more complicated process than was communicated at that time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: I am not trying to criticise people; I am just trying to get to the truth.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: Was that June?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: Does the Chairman wish to go first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: I want to be straight with our guests. My concern, and I believe it is one shared by other members of the committee, is that there was a deliberate attempt to exclude the analysis section of the working group in the lead up to the meeting with the Policing Authority in April 2017. I also have a concern that there was a deliberate attempt to push through the report that was referred to at...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: Was any pressure brought to bear on Dr. Singh to agree to, and not to question, the report that was referred to in the policing committee meeting of April 2017?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: If there was pressure brought to bear on Dr. Singh, I presume he would have been aware of it. Would he?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: There was no pressure brought to bear on Dr. Singh to say he was happy with the April 2017 report.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: I know but were any senior members of Garda management saying to him: "Just sign off on it"?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. Does Dr. Singh believe there was a deliberate policy to exclude the civilian analysis section from the report that was referred to at the Policing Authority meeting of April 2017?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. Thank you, Dr. Singh.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: Like Deputy Wallace, I commend Deputy Kelly on bringing forward the Bill. We said on Second Stage that we would support it and will support it on Committee Stage. We would like to see it passed. Any time a Bill with the words "intoxicating liquor" in it goes through the Oireachtas, it should be said that we have an extremely troubled and complicated relationship with alcohol in this...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jim O'Callaghan: Dublin 6.