Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

Is it the case that the Garda Ombudsman Commission may not deal with allegations of routine dereliction of duty within the Garda Síochána? I have had a number of contacts from within the Garda since the latest Morris report was published. At least three of these cases detail routine dereliction of duty, malpractice, misconduct and indiscipline, matters proper to the management structure within the Garda and with which the Garda Ombudsman Commission does not and cannot deal.

I know the Minister is in the job a short time and as Minister for Foreign Affairs he was, perhaps, more removed from the work on the ground than the rest of us. I am surprised if the Minister can honestly state to the House that Mr. Justice Frederick Morris was wrong when he concluded that there is routine indiscipline and worse in other parts of the country.

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