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Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: I refer to the annual service plan. Section 65(3)(d) sets out “the performance targets to be achieved in relation to each of the objectives referred to in paragraph (c)”. It again goes back to the point I made earlier in respect of other evaluations of different parts of the strategic plan but also the security policy. As outlined in a previous section, a strategic plan...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: I seek clarification. Section 67(1) reads: The Garda Commissioner shall manage the services set out in an annual service plan as laid under section 65(12)or section 66(10), so as to ensure that those services are delivered, in so far as practicable, in accordance with the plan and in a manner that does not exceed the resources available to An Garda Síochána for the period to...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: I thank the Cathaoirleach. The amendment refers to "the period to which an annual service plan relates".

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: I am speaking down to the microphone so maybe there is an issue with the microphone. No one has ever said they could not hear me. This is a first.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: The amendment refers to "the period to which an annual service plan relates, so inform the Board, the Authority and the Minister." I seek clarification on not exceeding the resources available to the Garda Síochána and how that is determined. What are the consequences if the resources are exceeded in terms of the plan itself? Perhaps my question relates to the section.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: That is because I was sitting down closer to the microphone. Maybe I should sit next time.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: I seek clarification about the engagement on exceeding resources. Will the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Committee of Public Accounts form part of the overall engagement? Exceeding resources is a serious concern for various Departments. For example, there is always a budget overrun in the HSE. There is a particular concern that there should be parliamentary oversight of such matters.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: Section 68(6) relates to the Garda Commissioner. I know this point was made in respect of previous sections. The section states: If the Garda Commissioner fails to submit a capital plan to the Minister within the specified period, the Minister may, in writing, issue a direction to the Garda Commissioner to prepare and submit a capital plan to him or her not later than— (a) 10...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: No, but I am saying it is the same wording as the previous sections. I brought this up about consistency in measurement. This relates to the fact that while the Garda Commissioner has to do something under the direction of the Minister, it is not clear, and there is a ten-day period for which that must be done. What happens if the Garda Commissioner does not comply with the Minister's...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: I thought a vote was called.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: Oh yes, sorry. The annual report-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: I thought I heard someone calling a vote.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: Sorry, just to be clear-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: Yes.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: I reiterate that I did not call a vote and I did not oppose one. Somebody said "votáil". That is what I-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: In section 70(2) it says that the annual report "shall not be submitted to the Minister unless it has been adopted by the Board". This goes back to the implementation of the strategic plan under section 64(1). I wanted to get clarification on the broader point made under section 70(3)(g), where there is a reference to "any other matters that the Board might think fit". That is a bit broad,...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: The Cathaoirleach might rule me out on this one because it might sound like repetition. The reason I am making the point is that it says the same thing again, "a report on the performance of An Garda Síochána during the preceding year". This relates to section 70(1), where the Minister will get this report. The reason I am-----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: Yes, section 70(1). On the report on performance - and it goes back to the point I had made on this topic but it is relevant to this section as well - what is the measurement of that, who is allocated, and what are the consequences for those performance targets not being met? I know that sounds like repetition but it is in the section, and that is the point I am making on it. I know this...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Mark Daly: Is the Cathaoirleach bringing the Minister in first?