Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 1 June 2023

Committee on Public Petitions

An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion

Mr. Justice Rory MacCabe:

He or she has access to the courts. The courts then have a duty to review the case and decide whether GSOC acted within or outside its mandate or, in any event, came up with a decision that was irrational. That is effectively judicial oversight of the oversight body, which is correct.

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