Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 April 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

9:30 am

Photo of Imelda MunsterImelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Thank you.

How do unsupervised complaints from members of the public work? I ask from the point of view of a member of the public's concern. Maybe there is no need for concern, but I am just asking the question. Is it the case that gardaí are given a complaint and go off and investigate it but they are unsupervised by anybody? Is it they who look into the cases individually and make decisions? Is that how it works?