Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 41:

In page 140, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “Transfer of member of Garda Síochána Inspectorate

162.(1) The Minister may, before the establishment day of the Authority, designate a person who immediately before that day stands appointed under section 115 of the Act of 2005 as a member of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate to be appointed as—

(a) a member of the staff of the Authority, and

(b) an inspector of policing services.

(2) Where, immediately before the establishment day of the Authority, a person stands designated under subsection (1), the person shall, on and from that day, stand appointed as a member of the staff of the Authority and an inspector of policing services for a period not exceeding 2 years.

(3) Subject to this section, a person who stands appointed under subsection (2)shall not, on the establishment day of the Authority, be subject to less beneficial terms and conditions of service or remuneration than the terms and conditions of service or remuneration to which he or she was subject immediately before that day.

(4) The terms and conditions to which a person is subject on his or her becoming a member of the staff of the Authority in accordance with subsection (1)shall be deemed to have been determined by the Authority in accordance with section 131.”.

This amendment will enable the Minister for Justice to designate one or more of the current members of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate as members of the staff of the authority and inspectors of policing services for a period not exceeding two years. This new section will ensure that the authority has the expertise and experience at its disposal to undertake its inspection functions effectively from its establishment date. Of course, in practical terms, this would require the consent of the officeholders concerned.

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