Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions

Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

5:25 pm

Photo of Noel HarringtonNoel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I again welcome the commissioners. Mention was made of Inspector Clouseau, but it is far more serious than that. The picture painted by the chairman, Mr. O'Brien, was almost like Graham Greene's 1949 film, "The Third Man". I say this with deference to Ms Foley.

I wish to set a context in respect of some of the issues involved. What is the total staff complement within GSOC? Do all staff members come under the provisions of the Official Secrets Act? How many of GSOC's staff are seconded from An Garda Síochána? Does GSOC occupy the entire building from which it works?

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