Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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377. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will meet with a person (details supplied) who has previously been in contact with her Department. [29941/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, the person referred to has been in correspondence with my Department over a number of years. Most recently, his complaint was referred to the mechanism established for the independent review of certain allegations of Garda misconduct, or inadequacies in the investigation of certain allegations, which have been made to me as Minister for Justice and Equality, or the Taoiseach, with a view to determining to what extent and in what manner further action may be required in each case.

The matter has been considered by a member of a panel consisting of two Senior and five Junior Counsel which was established for the purpose. The counsel appointed to the panel were all selected on the basis of their experience of the criminal justice system. The review of each complaint consisted of an examination of the papers in the complaint by a counsel from the panel. Following the review of each complaint a recommendation is made as to whether any further action is desirable and could practicably be taken.

I have received and accepted the independent recommendation of Counsel in the case of the person referred to by the Deputy. I have written to the person communicating this outcome to them together with the reasons for same. In these circumstances, I do not believe that a meeting would be of assistance.