Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 December 2016
91. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 76 and 77 of 2 November 2016 and the subsequent letter of 11 November 2016, the level of Garda resources in the Garda bureau of fraud investigation and other Garda units which are being applied to investigations relating to the findings of the Flood Mahon tribunal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39420/16]
View answer92. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 76 and 77 of 2 November 2016 and the subsequent letter of 11 November 2016, the level of Garda resources in the Garda bureau of fraud investigation and other Garda units which are being applied to investigations relating to the findings of the Moriarty tribunal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39421/16]
View answer93. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 76 and 77 of 2 November 2016 and the follow up letter of 11 November 2016, if she expects there will be an interim report to her Department and to Dáil Éireann on investigations into the findings of the Flood Mahon and Moriarty tribunals in 2016 or early in 2017. [39422/16]
View answer94. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 76 and 77 of 2 November 2016 and the follow up letter of 11 November 2016, when there will be final reports to her Department and to Dáil Éireann from An Garda Síochána and the DPP relating to investigations into the findings of the Flood Mahon and Moriarty tribunals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39423/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 91 to 94, inclusive, together.
The Deputy will appreciate that the manner in which Garda resources, including personnel, are deployed is an operational matter for the Garda Commissioner and her management team and I have no function in this regard. Similarly, investigations into the matters referred to by the Deputy are properly dealt with by An Garda Síochána in the first instance and I, as Minister, have no role in relation to the conduct of particular Garda investigations.
I have been advised by the Garda authorities that investigations relating to the findings of the Flood and Mahon Tribunals, as well as the investigation of certain matters arising from the report of the Moriarty Tribunal, are ongoing. I am also advised that relevant liaison is maintained with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
While I appreciate that there is considerable public interest in these investigations and their outcome, you will appreciate that the overriding concern for An Garda Síochána is to ensure that these investigations are carried out as comprehensively and effectively as possible. The Deputy will also appreciate that it is not possible me to set a timescale in relation to the outcome of these or other Garda investigations.
