Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if surveillance is being or has been carried out on the land line or mobile phone numbers of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that he has introduced the necessary legislation to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11867/07]

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if surveillance is being or has been carried out on the land line or mobile phone numbers of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that he has introduced the necessary legislation to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11868/07]

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if surveillance is being or has been carried out on the land line or mobile phone numbers of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that he has introduced the necessary legislation to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11869/07]

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if surveillance is being or has been carried out on the land line or mobile phone numbers of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that he has introduced the necessary legislation to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11870/07]

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if surveillance is being or has been carried out on the land line or mobile phone numbers of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that he has introduced the necessary legislation to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11871/07]

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if surveillance is being or has been carried out on the land line or mobile phone numbers of this Deputy in view of the fact that he has introduced the necessary legislation to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11872/07]

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if surveillance is being or has been carried out on the land line or mobile phone numbers of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that he has introduced the necessary legislation to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11873/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 to 138, inclusive, together.

The interception of telecommunications is governed by the provisions of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993. It is not the practice and it would be contrary to the public interest to disclose if an authorisation to intercept has or has not been granted in any particular case.

The retention of and access to telecommunications traffic and location data is governed by the provisions of Part 7 of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005. It is not the practice and it would be contrary to the public interest to disclose if a data access request has or has not been made in any particular case.

Section 9 of the 1993 Act provides for a Complaints Referee to examine complaints of contravention of both the 1993 Act and Part 7 of the 2005 Act. Accordingly, it is open to any person, if s/he considers that there may have been such a contravention, to apply to the Complaints Referee for an investigation into the matter. The current Complaints Referee is His Honour Judge Carroll Moran, Judge of the Circuit Court, who may be contacted via of the Office of the President of the Circuit Court, The Four Courts, Dublin 7.