Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 8 February 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
9:30 am
Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
Okay. That is important.
Mr. Whelan stated 80% of complaints are closed within two years. I submitted a parliamentary question on this issue in early December and I understand the 1,826 cases for 2022 was the fourth lowest figure GSOC has had in its existence. What is more worrying, however, is the actual numbers of cases that are outstanding. Forty-one cases, as I understand, remain open after two to three years, while there are 19 cases outstanding after three to four years and nine cases after four to five years. Does GSOC have the figures for how many Garda members each year are involved in those cases? Of the nine cases that were outstanding after four to five years, which is quite high, how many Garda members are involved?
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