Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have a very specific question relating to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and the delay in responses. Mr. Corcoran specifically outlined a number of reasons there were delays in responding to GSOC. Is GSOC aware of that? I would certainly say the information given by GSOC to this committee gave the impression - I stand open to correction on it - that the primary reason for delay was that the issues were not being actioned at all by An Garda Síochána. They were, effectively, sitting in an in-tray. I am working off recollection so I apologise, but sometimes it was perceived that whoever was responsible for supplying the information was too busy to get around to replying to them.

The witness gave some very specific numbers relating to cases, which is interesting, as I have had great difficulty trying to get complete information from GSOC on the level of compliance. The 94% versus 6% figures seem at odds with the way in which they implied the level of co-operation was taking place with the Garda. Is GSOC aware that the reason for most of the delays are, as outlined by the witnesses, a necessity for further information or where partial information may have been supplied and not complete rather than there is a complete non-response by An Garda Síochána to the requests?