Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 328: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason his Department has blocked the appointment of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 to the historical inquiries unit being established by the PSNI which was advertised in the professional journals of the Garda Force. [17073/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy is incorrect in stating that my Department "blocked" the appointment to which he refers. I am informed that the individual referred to, who is a Detective Garda, sought a secondment to the PSNI's Historical Inquiries Unit. However, current arrangements for the appointment by the PSNI of members of the Garda Síochána on secondment do not provide for the secondment of members at Garda rank.