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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: This is a breakdown in democracy. It is a factual question. I am not asking people to theorise if it was right or wrong. It is like asking if a person had a cup of tea yesterday. This happened and we know that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: The Department was either aware of it beforehand, at the time or afterwards. When was it aware of it? These are facts. If we cannot find out facts in these Houses, we may as well close down.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: This committee is making the situation worse.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: The Chairman is right. With regard to the knowledge of this information, it is just making the position more confused.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: It is not the committee, of course. I should have rephrased that. I thank the Chairman for clarifying the position.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: Yesterday, I received answers to some questions. There was much more text but still very little information. The Taoiseach referred in the Dáil to the quality of answers I am getting and that has not changed. I am getting much more text but it says nothing. I asked a question on the Charleton liaison committee. We all know that there have been serious questions about this committee...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: My question has not been answered. The Department has correspondence outlining the growing concerns relating to this unit. Did it not act on that or do something about it? Did it not consider what was happening? With all the conversation about whistleblowers being protected and whistleblowing legislation, serious concerns were being raised about the operation of this unit, how it is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: The Department received correspondence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: The bottom line is that concerns were raised with the Department regarding the operation of this unit. They were serious concerns from multiple people, including me. I tabled 25 parliamentary questions. It is now the subject of a section 41 notification. The concerns are real. Perhaps it is not extraordinary in light of what we know about the Department. However, it would be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: There has been correspondence since last May.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: Ms McPhillips is not aware of any correspondence from anyone outside my parliamentary questions in regard to this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: It is reasonable. What harm would it do?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: What harm would there be in doing so?
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (5 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: 239. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason his Department did not provide full disclosure of all relevant documentation and emails to the disclosures tribunal; if he is satisfied that all such documentation and knowledge of other communications such as phone calls and private emails has now been provided; if an inquiry into the reason the tribunal...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (5 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: 256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the operation of the Charleton liaison committee; his further views on whether it should continue to operate and that it is functioning in a fair manner for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51906/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (5 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: 257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter relating to answers to parliamentary questions (details supplied); and if he plans to make changes to those replies. [51907/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (5 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: 258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date and the ways in which his attention was drawn to the concerns expressed regarding the operation of the Charleton liaison committee at the Committee of Public Accounts on 23 November 2017; the actions he took regarding these concerns as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51908/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (5 Dec 2017)
Alan Kelly: 259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda Commissioner communicated concerns regarding the operation of the Charleton liaison committee recently; if so, when he will act on such concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51909/17]
- Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Look at what happened in the last week.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: The Taoiseach is the Minister.