Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of Donnchadh Ó LaoghaireDonnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am close to concluding, but Ms West has raised a crucial point in how we restore confidence in the process. An independent peer review is absolutely crucial because one of the flaws the Policing Authority identified in the investigative side of the review was that the same people who were involved in the initial investigation were asked to review it again. That is far from ideal in terms of a process. My understanding is that this review will be carried out independently.

Is it the case that the overall review will continue under the auspices of the Garda Síochána but with the peer review to be conducted independently or is the entire process to be steered by an independent person?

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