PQ 929
929. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify the guidance, advice, or direction his Department has issued to Local Community Safety Partnerships (LCSP) regarding media access to their meetings; if he will confirm whether the decision to exclude members of the press from the majority of meetings is a national policy, a matter for local discretion, or a recommendation conveyed to LCSP chairs at the recent briefing in Dublin; and if he will outline the rationale for any such guidance given the importance of transparency in community safety and policing oversight. [12667/26]
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929. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify the guidance, advice, or direction his Department has issued to Local Community Safety Partnerships (LCSP) regarding media access to their meetings; if he will confirm whether the decision to exclude members of the press from the majority of meetings is a national policy, a matter for local discretion, or a recommendation conveyed to LCSP chairs at the recent briefing in Dublin; and if he will outline the rationale for any such guidance given the importance of transparency in community safety and policing oversight. [12667/26]
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