Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion

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

Very well. I hope that progresses as quickly as possible. If the reports are accurate, I hope the Commissioner will meet Ms Margiotta after the process is complete to hear the outcome of it.

On GSOC, the Commissioner recently announced his intention to establish an anti-corruption unit. That is welcome. At that stage, the question was put to the Commissioner by my colleague, Deputy Cullinane, whether he had consulted GSOC. At the time, the Commissioner said he had not done so. That struck me as irregular and, to be blunt, I do not agree the position that GSOC would not have been consulted, given its remit. I will ask the question in any event. Has the Commissioner consulted GSOC since then on how the Garda anti-corruption unit would relate to GSOC and what the division of labour would be?

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