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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

David Stanton: Someone's mobile phone is interfering with the sound feed and preventing what is being said from being recorded. I ask everyone present, even those in the Visitors Gallery, to ensure their mobile phones are switched off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. O'Brien for his opening statement and keeping within the time limit. The committee has received a request from the media to publish the opening statements. Is that agreed? Agreed. Senator Katherine Zappone has indicated that she would like to engage with the ICCL, Irish Council for Civil Liberties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

David Stanton: If other delegates wish to contribute a reply to a question asked, I ask them to indicate first and I will then call them. Does Senator Katherine Zappone have a further question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

David Stanton: I must ask you to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

David Stanton: In fairness to everyone else I must ask you to stop there, please. We can pick up the rest of that later on, perhaps.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Kelly and invite Mr. Devitt to make his submission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Devitt and appreciate that he stayed within the time allocated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

David Stanton: The purpose of the meeting is to have a discussion with a number of the individuals and organisations which made a written submission on the review of the effectiveness of the legislation relating to the oversight of An Garda Síochána. On behalf of the joint committee I am pleased to welcome from the Irish Human Rights Commission, Mr. David Joyce, acting chairman, and Dr. Des...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. David Joyce for his presentation and also keeping within the time limit. I invite Mr. Mark Kelly to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion (7 May 2014)

David Stanton: How would Mr. McCarthy see the training area being resolved or developed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion (7 May 2014)

David Stanton: I ask Ms Counihan to expand on her reference to the victim surcharge system and on how it operates in the UK.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion (7 May 2014)

David Stanton: Witnesses are welcome to send us any further written information and comments. I thank the witnesses for their attendance and for their engagement with the committee on this interesting and very important topic. We will send a report to the Minister on this issue. We expect the Bill to be published at some stage when it will be debated in the Houses and on Committee Stage. The input of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion (7 May 2014)

David Stanton: I thank the Deputy for telling us about the bee in his bonnet. I would like to ask one or two questions now that everyone else seems to have concluded. Mr. McCarthy or Ms Binchy mentioned that 75% of solicitors are not aware of restorative justice measures and processes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion (7 May 2014)

David Stanton: That is amazing. When Ms Casey spoke about training earlier, she cited an example of where training occurred in a community and the confidence of victims or possible victims improved dramatically as a result. I think she said that the knowledge of people in general, rather than victims, improved. Their propensity to report crime increased as a result. Could she talk about the kind of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion (7 May 2014)

David Stanton: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion (7 May 2014)

David Stanton: Will the witness, for the benefit of those listening, explain summary offences?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion (7 May 2014)

David Stanton: I must stop Ms Binchy there because her time is well and truly up. I call Ms Ashe of the Restorative Practice Strategic Forum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion (7 May 2014)

David Stanton: Apologies have been received from Senator Tony Mulcahy. The purpose of the meeting is to have a discussion with a number of those who made a written submission on the heads of the criminal justice (community sanctions) Bill. On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome from Facing Forward, Ms Nadette Foley, advocacy officer, and Mr. Niall Counihan, vice-chairperson; from the Law Society of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion (7 May 2014)

David Stanton: I thank Ms Foley for her presentation, which was concise and to the point. I invite Ms Binchy to make her presentation.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister. That was understandable, I believe members understood the situation, and that is fine. On behalf of members, I wish to say they were pleased to be involved in the pre-legislative scrutiny of this legislation, which they found to be highly productive and interesting. I again thank members and the Minister for their co-operation today on Committee Stage and thank the...