Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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26. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Garda authority will be fully operational; the amount that has been spent on its establishment to date; the role the authority will have in Garda promotions; the number of staff she envisages it to have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13370/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The introduction of legislation to provide for a Policing Authority is a key element of the Government's comprehensive programme of justice reform. Drafting of the Bill to establish the new Authority is proceeding as a matter of priority and I look forward to publishing it in the near future. In this context the functions of the Authority are being addressed.

In addition, an allocation of €500,000 has been provided for the Authority in 2015 and the Chairperson-designate, Ms Josephine Feehily, is involved in the on-going preparations for its establishment.