Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I agree completely. As the Minister says, the chairperson appeared before the committee in October. While I would not say she was very critical of Part 4, she certainly said it needed to be enhanced to improve the functions of GSOC. She also talked about the Garda Commissioner. One area to which she did not refer but which should be part of the review is the civilian staff seconded to An Garda Síochána. I do not know if that is possible. To the best of my knowledge, they are not covered by GSOC. If we are looking at the force as a whole, we need to consider the civilian staff who also work within An Garda Síochána. That may be something we could consider as part of the review to identify a legislative provision which brings them within the remit of GSOC.

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