Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Garda Oversight: Discussion
2:00 pm
Ms Debra Kirby:
The question was whether we are aware of any agency which had that type of structure. As Mr. Toland identified, and also within America and Canada, I am not aware of such an organisation. What we see are distinct responsibilities in terms of inspection, discipline and operations. As Mr. Toland identified, the US model is generally under a public safety manager or a mayor who has responsibility for all portions of that remit.
Generally as Mr. Olson identified as well, I am not aware of any agency that has that combined, but clearly we can look into it.