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Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Government made a very clear decision to ask an eminent retired High Court judge to go through all this-----

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----and report publicly within eight weeks. That report will be published and debated here and it can be debated within committees. The Oireachtas committee dealing with justice matters will have its own reflections in public session about the structure of the Act.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: Deputy McDonald has no faith.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: She has no faith in the former High Court judge being able to produce an objective and independent report on this.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: Deputy McDonald has no faith in the legal system. All she wants are endless commissions of inquiry.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: I heard some of the comments of Sinn Féin Members last night and they make very interesting reading. In this case the Government has made a clear decision and a High Court judge will get all the assistance he needs so he can report within eight weeks. This is about having a structure that works and which has integrity and credibility, both for the GSOC and the Garda Síochána....

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: We need everybody involved to make that happen. Perhaps, for once, Deputy McDonald might have a little faith in the integrity and objectivity of an independent High Court judge.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: We dealt with this yesterday. The sale date is fixed. The Deputy seems to have jumped the gun again in that he assumes this portfolio will be bought by an outside entity. I have already made an observation on the sale of two previous packages of loan portfolios. In the first case, the extra code of conduct requirements and conditions set out by the Central Bank were accepted. In the...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for his comments and I invite him to hand me personally the information of national importance. I would be happy to receive it and act on it. In the House I said that I had requested a report from the Department of Justice and Equality. I received a report from the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality outlining the number of contacts the Department...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: The system has been around for a number of years. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, has said on a number of occasions that he is not happy with the operation of the confidential recipient in this structure.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: I agree with Deputy Martin's point about why anyone with a whistleblowing issue would deliver it if there is no faith or trust in the system. That is why the Minister has been very clear that he wants to bring changes to legislation into the House to be fully debated.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: Nor is it acceptable to the Minister that members of the Garda Síochána are a liaison between GSOC and the Garda Síochána. He is not happy-----

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: ------about the confidential recipient situation and he will bring in changes. I said yesterday that the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality is mandated to review the Garda Síochána Act in so far as this is concerned, to make recommendations and to hold public hearings from people who have expressed views about the inefficiency or ineffectiveness of the Act....

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: I dealt with this yesterday. The Government made a decision that it was appropriate that a High Court judge should look into the question of the chronology and sequence of events that took place in this matter, which led to the public interest investigation pertaining to safety concerns commenced by GSOC. The Government also mandated the Minister for Justice and Equality, in conjunction...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----to work on the terms of reference. It is not just a question of the Minister for Justice and Equality happening to be the Minister with responsibility for personally producing terms of reference for the High Court judge. These are advised by the Attorney General. The terms of reference will be published today and the Minister is appearing before the committee today. I expect members...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----and he will have unfettered access to the technological report produced by the British company and the peer review produced for the Minister in respect of technology and communications. That will be published in the report of a High Court judge and debated in the House. We are trying to ensure the putting in place of more effective systems for GSOC. That will allow those who wish to...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: This is a very serious matter that was raised following publication of elements of the transcript in a Sunday newspaper some two weeks ago. Following my response in the Dáil, I said I had sought a report on the matter and would see to it that that report was followed through on. I did receive a report from the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality who in the past...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----he has this morning relieved Mr. Connolly of his duties.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: I will have to get back to the Deputy on when the health information Bill will be published. I will forward the up-to-date details to him.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Bill has been on the Seanad Order Paper for some time. It was produced by the previous Government but has not been moved in the Seanad. Let us find out why not.