Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the persons from his Department who are attending the chiefs of police conference 2017 in Philadelphia; his views on whether the number of persons attending is excessive; the costs for same; if other persons are attending at a cost to the exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45507/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I believe the Deputy is referring to the 2017 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference which was held in Philadelphia from 21 to 24 October 2017. My Department was not represented at the Conference.

I am aware however, that in common with previous years, both the Garda Síochána and the Policing Authority were represented at the conference, as was the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. 

It is a matter for the independent bodies concerned to determine their representation at such events, subject to the usual rules governing travel by public servants.