Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Committee on Public Petitions

Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion

Mr. Peter Tyndall:

I will add slightly to that. The principles are very clear that the reporting arrangement between an ombudsman covering the public services, which includes GSOC, should be to Parliament. If there is a review of legislation, that is something I suspect will need some scrutiny. The annual report should, preferably, be laid before Parliament, or the Oireachtas, and then discussed in committee. It does not have to be in plenary session. However, it is very important, as Ms Justice Ring said, that reports come out in a timely fashion, because the learning from them is often critical.

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