Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 1 June 2023
Committee on Public Petitions
An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion
Mr. Hugh Hume:
To reiterate around the suspensions, An Garda Síochána does not tell GSOC all the rationales for suspending members so we do not know. While GSOC carries out significant investigations into gardaí, the Garda investigates matters that arise from within its own knowledge and ability and it suspends members based on information it has or complaints it is dealing with where the complainant has chosen not to complain to GSOC. It would be impossible for GSOC to know what cases attract suspension level because that is internal governance in which we do not take any part. Mr. Whelan will address numbers.
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