Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Garda Oversight: Discussion
12:00 pm
Mr. Kieran Fitzgerald:
Recognition of service issues as a category of issue - I will not call it a category of complaint - by the Legislature and in legislation demonstrates that it is something the Oireachtas values. That will immediately focus Garda Síochána attention. The manner in which we have tried to set out dealing with those would actually lead gardaí into a line of thinking around service as part of their normal day-to-day function and improve that. I do not know if that addresses the Deputy's question. In terms of our little piece of the cake, driving it from that end and seeking resolution of it as a service issue rather than as misconduct would help to inform the culture at that level. We have engaged at the training college in Templemore over the years and are happy to continue to do so.