Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate

9:00 am

Mr. Mark Toland:

It is not a prerequisite. We went to Norway, where some of the investigators are based at the centre, but we also went to Northern Ireland, where there are not. It is not a deal-breaker. The idea is to have specialist gardaí who would come in and, jointly with a social worker, conduct the interview in that location. I do not think co-locating gardaí there is a deal-breaker. It is an option. I do not believe it makes a great deal of difference whether we assign gardaí there full-time or simply to carry out the interview. Anyway, the facilities are excellent. We were disappointed that no pilot is in place and no trial centre is in place.

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