Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner

9:00 am

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the assistant commissioner and the Commissioner. It is the case that GSOC is primarily focused on external complaints. It has been recently suggested in media discourse and elsewhere that perhaps we need a Garda ombudsman for the internal complaints process. In other words, an ombudsman to deal with members of the force when they present their issues. Has the Commissioner considered that or would she consider it necessary? Is it a gap in the current arrangements?

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