Results 21-23 of 23 for gsoc speaker:Bríd Smith

Other Questions: Commissions of Inquiry (16 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: ...which allowed a case as serious as this to slip into the District Court as a minor offence. The behaviour of the solicitors in the Office of the DPP must be investigated. It has nothing to do with GSOC. It is the direct responsibility of the Minister for Justice and Equality. She has oversight of the DPP and can order that public inquiry. She is refusing to do so knowing that until...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (1 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: ...country, have no independent body to which they can go to make complaints. It is a bit like somebody who feels they have suffered a grave injustice going to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and having gardaí investigate gardaí. Local authorities do not investigate their own complaints properly. Oliver Bond House, Bernard Curtis House and Balgaddy are...

Inquiry into the death of Shane O’Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: .... That is an absolute insult to Lucia, to her daughters, to the entire family and to the memory of Shane. Looking back, in quick succession we have gone from terms of reference that were, first, to review the reports of GSOC, then widened to include the criminal prosecution relating to Shane's death, and the previous prosecutions and the findings of the inquest. We now find that it has...