Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion

Photo of Martin KennyMartin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is welcome that the Commissioner will soon meet the RSA and that there is movement in that regard.

Chapter 13 of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland recommends that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, be superseded by a new complaints body. Has there been any progress in that regard? Where does the Commissioner see that going? It is also recommended that a new oversight board be created. Will that lead to a situation whereby An Garda Síochána will have more efficient and effective internal governance that, in particular, will deal with senior management as well as rank-and-file gardaí?

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