Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 February 2026
319. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the dates and attendees of all meetings between the assistant secretary of policing in his Department and the Garda Commissioner and/or either deputy Commissioners from 1 January 2025 to 29 January 2026, by date, in tabular form. [9032/26]
View answer320. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the dates and attendees of all meetings between either of his two advisors in his Department and the Garda Commissioner and/or the deputy Commissioners from 1 January 2025 to 29 January 2026, by date, in tabular form. [9030/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 319 and 320 together.
Since the restructuring of my Department in 2019, there is no single post of Assistant Secretary General dealing with policing. The organisation is now structured on a functional basis and policing matters are dealt with by Assistant Secretaries General leading functions entitled criminal justice governance, criminal justice policy and criminal justice legislation.
My senior officials meet regularly with their Garda counterparts.
Two Governance meetings relating to An Garda Síochána took place in 2025, on 23 May and 21 November, attended by the Garda Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary General, Criminal Justice Governance function, amongst others.
The Assistant Secretary General in the Criminal Justice Legislation function attended two meetings with a Deputy Commissioner in respect of legislative matters. These meetings took place on 12 March and 29 October.
The Criminal Justice Strategic Committee met quarterly during the year attended by one or more of the Assistant Secretaries referred to above, among others. These meetings took place on 6 March,12 June, 11 September and 11 December.
Further, my advisors have attended meetings, where the Garda Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner were present, on the following dates:
6 March – Quarterly Commissioner Meeting
5 June - Quarterly Commissioner Meeting
1 September - Meeting with Commissioner
29 September - Quarterly Policing Meeting with Commissioner
23 October – Meeting with Commissioner
21 November - Meeting with Commissioner
1 December - Quarterly Policing Meeting with Commissioner
18 December - Capital Oversight
