Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 81:

In page 109, to delete line 14 and substitute the following: “(d) to carry out at its own initiative or at the request of the Minister inspections in relation to any particular aspects of the operation and administration of An Garda Síochána relating to policing services (including in relation to adherence to human rights standards and cooperation with other public service bodies to enhance community safety) and make recommendations to the Garda Commissioner or the Minister as the case may be for any action that the Authority considers desirable;”.

This amendment was recommended after discussions with some groups, including the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, ICCL, in order to strengthen the inspection role of the authority. In our submission, we opposed the abolition of the inspectorate and this attempts to give the authority more powers once the inspectorate is folded in under the authority.