Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Changing Policing in Ireland Report: Garda Inspectorate

9:30 am

Photo of Alan FarrellAlan Farrell (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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My associated question has to do with the new roster. It is far superior to the previous arrangement, but it certainly is not without its flaws. There is a lack of centralised control for rostering nationally, never mind on a district level. It is not even done on computer in a centralised way in some districts. I understand, if I am not mistaken, this was previously recommended by the inspectorate but it has not been implemented for a variety of reasons. Surely this is something that should be prioritised by the inspectorate as a priority for Garda management.