Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 July 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Garda Pensions: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael)
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I am trying to establish whether the representative body had the authority to negotiate on the delegates behalf. If 10% of gardaí had opted out of membership of the GRA, one would question whether it had the authority to enter into this agreement in the first place. Was the Department of Justice and Equality negligent in negotiating with the body?

Mr. Shanley said he had not been informed. Is that completely watertight? Is it absolutely correct that no member of the group received any correspondence informing him or her of the change in circumstances?