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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: What year was that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I am sorry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I am very sorry to intervene again, but we are focusing on the review of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. These cases are extremely disturbing, but we must focus on the work in hand. How would Dr. O’Flaherty suggest that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I will intervene again. There are avenues of approach for such issues. We have to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I am sorry but, with respect, I am advising Dr. O’Flaherty to reflect on the Act, as everyone else has done this morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I am sorry, but I am seeking something from Dr. O’Flaherty. Everyone else who has attended this morning has focused on the 2005 Act and has made recommendations for change thereto because that is what we asked everyone to do and that is what this meeting is about. While I have great sympathy for and interest in what Dr. O’Flaherty is saying, it does not focus on changes to the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I am sorry, as I do not want to get into a confrontation, but we must focus on the 2005 Act, changes thereto and oversight of the Garda Síochána. That information was sent to Dr. O’Flaherty.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Absolutely, but they have to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: The submission has to focus on the business at hand. The doctor has an awful lot to say, but our time is limited. What I would like to know is how the Act could be changed to impact on what the doctor is discussing today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Not really.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Certainly, but we must focus on the 2005 Act. I am sure members will agree that this is why we are meeting. These are examples of alleged malpractice in Garda stations, but we need to focus on what changes must be made to the Act to address these issues. Will Dr. O’Flaherty respond? He mentioned that he had-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: The difficulty is that, if we get close to identifying an entity, we could find ourselves injuncted in the High Court. I do not want to go there. I must make that call.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Please, Deputy, with all due respect.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I thank Mr. McGillicuddy for his presentation. I call on Mr. Robert K. Olson of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Mr. Redmond's time is almost up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I thank Mr. Redmond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: We will resume our discussion with a number of those groups that made a written submission on the review of the effectiveness of the legislation governing oversight of the Garda. We will try to confine our discussion to this. We will not discuss individual, specific cases that may arise, as they are for other fora. Our job is to examine the legislation. I ask witnesses to bear that in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: That might be an issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: I thank everybody for attending. I apologise for the length of the session. The witnesses can see how engaged members are on this. We value the witnesses' experience, time and effort. I invite them to feel free to continue the engagement with the committee through the clerk if other issues arise of which they feel we should be aware. We are on a journey to produce a body of work for the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)
David Stanton: Does Deputy Farrell have any more questions?