Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill: Discussion
Mr. Philip McAnenly:
There are two issues here. It poses a huge problem. I have supported members for whom we have actively tried to find out precisely why they have been suspended as well as precisely what the charge is they are required to answer.
Second, as I mentioned earlier, there seems to be a problem with GSOC moving through the procedures at a reasonable speed. Recently, I have supported members who have been suspended for more than one year with zero communication and zero contact from GSOC. That is unacceptable by any standard of decent, reasonable fair procedure or due process.