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Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: GSOC makes those decisions. In the context of the review of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, there are a range of worthwhile reforms which could be made regarding statutory revisions in respect of GSOC. It was created under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and we have almost nine years of experience of GSOC's operations. I look forward with expectation...

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have a final important comment. When GSOC receives the result of an investigation, that is not the end of the matter. It is open to GSOC, under statutory provisions, to request that a matter be further examined or to raise issues regarding the outcome of any such investigation. It is not that GSOC gets a result and it is the end of the matter.

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: GSOC exercises an oversight of those investigations, which is frequently forgotten in the context of this issue.

Other Questions: Proposed Legislation (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am, of course, aware in general terms of information which is in the public domain relating to the organisation named and which I understand to have been the subject of a public inquiry and also criminal prosecutions in the United Kingdom. Such a prosecution is still taking place and it would be entirely inappropriate for me to comment on matters which are the subject of proceedings,...

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am concerned at having three different questions. Perhaps we could give Deputy Mac Lochlainn a little extra time and I can respond to Deputies Wallace and Daly.

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I can only regard Deputy Wallace's onslaught as of a regular nature. I missed it over the couple of weeks of the Easter break. There is always an onslaught, drama and allegations about all sorts of things. However, his onslaught about GSOC is extraordinary considering Deputies Wallace and Clare Daly delivered to my Department last October a series of complaints against 24 individuals,...

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: Let the Deputy not accuse me in this House of undermining GSOC when he is running around the place with a series of complaints about the manner in which GSOC has dealt with complaints. Let us have some honesty about these issues.

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: On the specific question the two Deputies raised, GSOC has investigated approximately 124 complaints against members of the force arising from the policing of the Shell to sea protest. Of these complaints, GSOC deemed 37 to be inadmissible. That left 87 admissible cases of which 85 are closed. The following is a breakdown of 57 complaints directly linked to the Shell to sea protest. There...

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: There was one adverse finding as a result of which the member received advice.

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: It seems the Deputy is generally in favour of hanging everyone who does not share his opinions on various issues. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 sets out the various mechanisms that are available to examine or inquire into malpractice in the Garda. As the Deputy knows, GSOC can initiate an investigation of a general nature if it considers it appropriate to do so. As I have indicated...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Extradition Arrangements (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy is being disingenuous. I have already explained to him that within days of the document from the DPP - that apparently was created in 2001 - becoming known to me and becoming available, it was furnished to both Mr. Bailey’s lawyers and to the French authorities. The French authorities are aware of the content of that document. I explained to the Deputy in my initial...

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy can never resist the opportunity to be personal.

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: Significant protest activity over a number of years has occurred in the north Mayo area connected with the development of an important natural resource. This has necessitated the temporary redeployment of large numbers of gardaí, including specially trained personnel, from throughout the western region into the Belmullet district. It is deeply regrettable that so much Garda resources...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Extradition Arrangements (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I assure the Deputy that at all stages I dealt appropriately with matters relating to Mr. Bailey in the context of both information that was furnished prior to the hearing of the Supreme Court and where matters stood thereafter. I dealt with the matter as was appropriate and correct in the context of the legal position. I will not reprise matters now that will be fully dealt with in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gangland Killings (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: In response to the last issue raised by the Deputy, everyone recognises the dangers that can be faced by members of An Garda Síochána in the line of duty and the risks they undertake. Unfortunately, this has been an issue for members of An Garda Síochána since the foundation of the force. The criminal law includes specific legislation to deal with assaults or threats to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Extradition Arrangements (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy knows, mutual legal assistance provides for states to seek and afford assistance in relation to matters which are the subject of criminal investigations or proceedings. This assistance is usually sought and provided on a confidential basis, as any public comment relating to a request for assistance may prejudice or impair the investigation giving rise to the making of a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gangland Killings (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The issues the Deputy raises are separate matters from the question he has tabled to me. The context of the question he has tabled to me deals with the issue of homicides. While even one homicide is one too many and consequently, none of us ever should be complacent in those areas, it is interesting to consider the background reality, that is, the context of the alarmist presentation the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gangland Killings (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: It is unfair and unfairly alarming to the public to make the type of presentation the Deputy repetitively makes, which suggests that crime is on the increase and murders are rampant. The reality is there has been an enormous reduction in homicides between 2006 and 2013. Moreover, there has been a substantial reduction in every area of crime when it is examined in the context of the very...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gangland Killings (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: In the two areas I have mentioned in which there has been an increase, it has been of an extremely small nature.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gangland Killings (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: Not that any particular crime is acceptable but could we get away from the alarmist political rhetoric?