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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister and her officials for coming in today. Since Fine Gael took over the justice Ministry in 2011, the population of the State has increased by approximately 1,400,000. However, I believe the Minister would accept that, in that time, there have been difficulties with Garda numbers, Garda morale and the presence of gardaí on the streets. They are common complaints we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: Courses continued while that was going on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: Courses continued so the college remained open.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: If any Government spokesperson said it was closed, they were wrong. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: They should not be saying it was completely closed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: Regarding the under-resourcing and the under-protection, would the Minister accept that was the case, in particular for those who went in and that they did not have the tools, technology and equipment on the night in question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: I do not mean to interrupt, but it is a simple question and we only have five minutes. Does the Minister accept that the gardaí did not have the technology, tools and equipment to deal with the situation on the night?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: The Minister is not answering the question, so I will move on to the next one. I think we all accept the Garda Reserve regulations need to be implemented as soon as possible. Senior gardaí have been crying out for this for the past six months at least. We now hear they are not going to be implemented, which means reserve gardaí cannot be recruited until after Easter. Will the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: I do not think the question has been answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: The Minister denied that the response on the night was a failure. Does she think it was an adequate response as the afternoon developed, notwithstanding the fact that resting gardaí came in and that all gardaí who were there showed great bravery in coming in and dealing with the situation? I have outlined the chaotic scenes that they found themselves in, both in Santry and in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: Does the Minister think it was adequate that gardaí had to stop a bus to get into town?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: Would the Minister not accept that having riot helmets with no radio was inadequate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: Does the Minister think that gardaí were exposed to danger on the night as a result of this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: As a result of the inadequacies, does the Minister think they were exposed to unnecessary danger?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: If they were better resourced and better protected, would they have been less exposed to such danger?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: I know that from the Dublin metropolitan region, DMR, south division, one sergeant and four gardaí come into Dublin city centre every day. How long does the Minister expect that drain of resources from DMR south to the city centre for extra policing to continue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: Does the Minister accept that it is draining resources in Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Terenure and Crumlin?

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: The immigration, migration and asylum debate, like the system, often seems unclear, unfocused and even chaotic, and often sees more disinformation than almost any other issue in the public policy sphere, on common travel areas, EU travel zones, stamp 4, work visas, international protection and the Ukrainian scheme. It is also worth remembering that 100,000 people arrived in Ireland last year...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: 121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 120 and 122 of 22 November 2023, the average cost of effecting an EU removal/return in 2023 in accordance with EU legislation, specifying the breakdown of average costs associated with flights, accommodation, administration, and other relevant costs, in tabular form. [53979/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (6 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: 192. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of South Doc services in Listowel; and his plans to change the service. [54118/23]