Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm the name of the judge appointed under section 100 of the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2005; when the judge was appointed, and the applications that have been made under sections 93, 96 or 99 of the Act, in the lifetime of the Government. [33610/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the Government appointed Ms Justice Caroline Costello on 24 February 2015 as the Designated Judge pursuant to section 100 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005.

I am advised by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission that it has made no applications to the Circuit Court in accordance with section 96(7) of the 2005 Act.

I can also confirm that I have received no applications in accordance with the provisions of section 99(4) of the 2005 Act.

There is no provision for applications to be made under Section 93 of the 2005 Act which relates to the discontinuation of investigations by GSOC.