REPORT

OF THE DESIGNATED

JTUDGE

PURSUANT TO SECTION 8fl) OF THE INTERCEPTiON OF

POSTAL PACKETS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (REGULA AND SECTION 67(1) OF THE CRIMINAL OFFENCES) JUSTICE nON) ACT 1993

MESSAGES

(TERRORiST

ACT 2005

I am the 'Designated

Judge'

lUlder the above-mentioned

Acts.

In the Course of the year since my last report, of2n(j December, alleged breaches breaches of s. 64(2) of the Act of 2005, were investigated to have been committed I was concerned

2009, a number of by me. These As

are alleged

by a member of An Garda Siochfma. that these breaches

a result of my investigations, These alleged disciplinary of compliance breaches

may have occurred. investigation and also

are now the subject matter of a criminal under the Garda Disciplinary of the Act of2005, Code.

proceedings

From the point of view

with the requirements

J am satisfied that the full

investigated

extent of the alleged non-compliance and fully understood

with the Act bas been rigorously

and all appropriate

steps taken to ensure future compliance.

On Thursday Sfochana

18

th

November,

20 I O. 1 attended Park, Dublin, Barracks, Equality

at the headquarters

of An Garda

at 'The Depot',

Phoenix

and later on the same date, at the Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin, and at the Green, to the and were

headquarters

of the Anny in McKee of Justice,

Office of the Department Dublin operation

and Law Reform,

St. Stephen's

2. [n each of these locations,

such documenl$

and records pertaining

of the above Acts, as were requested

by me, were made available