Dáil debates
Thursday, 2 April 2015
Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions
Garda Complaints Procedures
9:30 am
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I would prefer not to comment on individual cases. There are very wide criteria for referrals to the review mechanism. There has been no filter except where cases clearly fall outside the criteria. We have been very open to referring the cases that the Deputies have referred to us, and the vast majority have been referred to the review mechanism. If a case has not been referred, it has been for a very good reason. I will examine the case to which the Deputy refers to see precisely what happened.
I am sure the recommendations of the review mechanism will be tough for some complainants to accept, but as this process has progressed I have been advised that counsel has identified a number of overarching and cross-cutting themes. It is very important for us to study these cases - more than 300 of them - and find the common issues that emerge in order to identify what further action we should take.
Comments
Sarah Bland
Posted on 8 Apr 2015 1:22 pm (Report this comment)
A so-called investigation ( being relied on by Frances Fitzgerald) conducted by Sean Aylward at Justice was proved to be a complete farce- and an empty and therefore invalid exercise. JUSTICE MUST BE DONE HERE
Sarah Bland
Posted on 8 Apr 2015 1:18 pm (Report this comment)
I am deeply shocked to learn that the Minister did not see fit to place my case before the Independent Review Mechanism given that my case is categorically deemed a massive miscarriage of justice and complete state failure- by officials outside of the Republic.