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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: Let us go back to the question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: Is that true?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: I am sorry for interrupting but another issue arises. It is stated in paragraph 19.80 of the Guerin report that the Garda Commissioner replied on 26 February 2013 to the Secretary General's letter on 20 December and that it was received in the Secretary General's office the following day. It is stated that the letter provided a detailed account of the outcome of the Garda investigation into...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: That of 26 February 2013. There is a lot about it in the report. An example is in paragraph 19.80. Was the letter forwarded to the Minister? The report states it is not apparent what further steps were taken on foot of that letter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: What happened then? Was the Minister aware of or shown that letter?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: The report also states a summary was not submitted and perhaps not prepared until late February 2014. It seems there was a long delay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: We have been over that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: Can I intervene there for a moment? When were these allegations received by the Department? Roughly, on what date?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: The report, at Chapter 19.88, states there was "an impasse" - Mr. Purcell mentioned that earlier - and it was resolved eventually by advice from the Office of the Attorney General, "but not until December 2013". What is that about?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: Can I intervene again? I am sorry, I am not clear on this point. Mr. Purcell stated that in September 2013 further allegations were made, this time to the Department, that there was an impasse as to what to do with these as to whether or not they could be sent on to the Commissioner, and that such impasse was not resolved until a letter was received from the Attorney General's office in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: When did the Attorney General get involved in this, giving advice to the Department on these matters? How did that occur? Did the Department look for information?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: As to what to do with these?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: At Chapter 19.89, the report states: The advice was to forward the two booklets relating to the complaints of malpractice and corruption to the Minister "without further ado".That was in December 2013. Does that mean that the Minister did not know about or had not seen these in all that time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: Yes, that were received, as Mr. Purcell stated, in September 2012.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: But the advice was to forward the two booklets relating to the complaints of malpractice and corruption to the Minister without further ado.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: Were they sent to the Commissioner then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: I have just one other question. Mr. Guerin states he does not have a copy of the letter of advice from the Attorney General. Where is that? Has Mr. Purcell got that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: Mr. Guerin states: "seeking advice, ... I do have a copy of the letter furnished by the office of the Attorney General, advising the Minister in relation to the matter".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: The letter given to the Minister. Is that available?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)
David Stanton: Yes.