Written answers
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
An Garda Síochána
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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578. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of all his meetings with the Garda Commissioner since he took office, by the date, location and all attendees of each meeting. [15695/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I can inform the Deputy that, to date, I have held three meetings with the Garda Commissioner since taking office. All these meetings were held in my Department's offices at 51 St. Stephen's Green and were attended by senior officials from my Department as well as from An Garda Síochána. The relevant dates are as follows:
- 24 January 2025
- 7 February 2025
- 6 March 2025
The Commissioner and I travelled to Belfast for a meeting on cross border crime with my counterpart Minister for Justice Naomi Long and senior officers from the PSNI.
Finally, I met with all the Garda representative associations.
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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579. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 18 February 2025, if the information provided personally by him is an accurate reflection of all DNA non submissions from 3 April 2019 to date as sought; and if not, if he is merely providing details of current non-submissions-outstanding samples and not full details of all non-submissions. [15731/25]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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580. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 18 February 2025, if the information provided personally by him can be amended to provide a response that aligns with the specific period enquired of that, being, all DNA non-submissions from 3 April 2019 to date, rather than December 2024, which was not what was sought (details supplied). [15732/25]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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581. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 18 February 2025, if the information provided by him can be augmented to provide a comprehensive response to the portion of the original question which sought the full extent of the impact of each non-submission in regard to the investigation of crime and the infringement of the data protection and human rights of the donor and of the victim. [15733/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 579, 580 and 581 together.
It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available.
I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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582. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 18th February 2025, if he can now also provide similar data in respect of all fingerprint non-submissions both wet-ink and livescan fingerprints from 3 April 2019 to date. [15734/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Regrettably, this was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.
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