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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: 20. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for details of the increased costs of business grants announced in the budget; the amount per grant and when the scheme will begin. [5280/24]
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: Our witnesses are very welcome. I remind all those in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are on silent mode or switched off. Before we start, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references the witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy very much. Can we have Mr. Justice MacCabe's opening statement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Justice MacCabe. The first speaker is Deputy Verona Murphy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I call Deputy Alan Kelly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: That is not a great way of putting it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Catherine Murphy and call Deputy Colm Burke.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy. We will suspend the meeting for ten minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: We are ready to resume. The next speaker is Deputy O'Connor.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I will refer back to the issues of budgeting and staffing. I agree with previous speakers. My experience is that we hear a lot of complaints from rank-and-file gardaí about the pressure they feel if an investigation is under way. They may be suspended or other things may happen pending the outcome of the investigation. It puts a cloud over them and puts them in a difficult situation...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: Would GSOC need 60 investigators?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: Would it need more than 60?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: Are the investigators people who served as members of the Garda?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: What background do the rest of them have?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: Are legal people and solicitors involved?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I was not thinking about them offering legal advice. I was wondering if any investigators come from the legal profession.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: GSOC does not have the staff to carry out investigations in a timely manner. That is clear. It is at about half capacity. Some members of the public would raise the matter of former members of the Garda being involved in an investigation on behalf of GSOC. Would GSOC find any difficulties around that or any conflict around judging performance?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: That is good if it is made clear. On interactions with the Garda, as head of operations is Mr. Whelan happy with the level of co-operation he gets from - I suppose it is mainly middle management gardaí - on investigations he is carrying out?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: Are there situations where GSOC feels it is being obstructed or there is undue delay?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: That takes time and money.