Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 February 2022

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

12:40 pm

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We will request that. Is that agreed? Agreed.

No. 1054B is from Judge Rory McCabe, the chairman of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, dated 8 February 2022. It provides the information that was requested by the committee regarding the impact of industrial relations issues in An Garda Síochána on GSOC’s investigations and aspects of its work that have been affected by that dispute. The chairperson states that no criminal investigations are impacted, but that the dispute has impacted on the completion of some disciplinary investigations within the statutory timelines. The chairperson goes on to say that GSOC was advised on 8 February that An Garda Síochána had put in place measures to alleviate the backlog. Members will recall that in our meeting on 3 February, we agreed to write to the Department of Justice to request further information on this matter. As set out in the work programme documents circulated for today’s meeting, GSOC has confirmed its availability to engage with the committee on 7 April. It is proposed to note and publish that item. Is that agreed? Agreed.

It is flagged for discussion by Deputy Carthy, although he might bear in mind that they will come in on 7 April.

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