Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I thank Deputy Burke. We will look for this.

No. 856 is from the Secretary General of the Department of Justice, dated 29 October 2021. It provides information requested by the committee on the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. This arose from correspondence we received from GSOC, which raised concerns regarding its resourcing and increasing caseload. The Secretary General states that the Department works closely to support GSOC and that GSOC's budget increased by 18% in the period since 2016. The correspondence states that following engagement with GSOC this year, it was agreed that GSOC could incur costs in the region of another €300,000 in 2021, which the Secretary General states would allow GSOC to address the immediate needs identified in the correspondence with this committee. In relation to 2022, GSOC has been allocated an additional €2.1 million. Is it agreed to note and publish this correspondence? Agreed. Deputies Carthy and Catherine Murphy have flagged this item.