Results 41-60 of 101 for gsoc speaker:Enda Kenny

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...be involved with the High Court judge to review, analyse, comment on and question all of the documentation, reports, statements and technology so we can get a system that works and in which the GSOC entity and An Garda Síochána have credibility. The judge will report inside eight weeks.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: Yesterday Deputy Mattie McGrath made the point that the GSOC report had referred to the fact that all of this had arisen from the Waterford case. The GSOC report referred to the particular case in Waterford police station. It did not refer to the much wider trawl that has now brought to light more than 2,500 tapes and the rest from 2008 to 2013 that are of a digital nature. That is why it...

Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: .... Regarding the review, the Government made a decision that a former Chief Justice should examine the application and operation of the law in this case. When the allegations were made that GSOC had been bugged, people were very strongly of the opinion that GSOC should be given a full range of powers and investigative facilities. However, when the recent incident came to light, they...

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: The balance between the Garda and GSOC is very important here. I do hope that the clarity that is necessary can be furnished at the open hearings of the Oireachtas committee tomorrow. From that point of view, the Minister for Justice and Equality will speak in some further detail after the Order of Business today.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (11 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...area of justice. The Government has already made considerable progress in this regard. The Protected Disclosures Act 2014, which enables Garda whistleblowers to report their concerns directly to GSOC, has been commenced. In addition, an open competition has been held in respect of the appointment of the next Garda Commissioner. I expect that appointment will probably be made towards...

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: This is an issue of real importance and an issue of the confidence of the people in two very important institutions, both GSOC, which was set up for the purpose of having oversight in respect of gardaí, and the Garda Síochána itself. I am anxious, and I understand Deputies are anxious, to have as much information as is possible about the concerns that arose.

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...arose from a Private Members' Bill here in July 2013 on an amendment to the Garda Síochána Act of 2005, during which it was alleged that a number of individuals believed their complaints to GSOC had not been investigated. GSOC is an independent authority. The Minister offered to review the handling of the specific complaints with regard to individuals who believed their matters...

Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...it and appoint a person of competence to deal with it. As I said, whatever is in that documentation either stands up or it does not. In that regard, this is a very serious matter. The powers of GSOC are there for all to see but the Chair, Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring, has requested that those powers be extended and the Minister is considering that. The independent Policing Authority...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...non-enforcement of penalty points. He made the point to me this morning that he was very happy to note that Garda McCabe was in full co-operation with the Garda Inspectorate inquiry. I also expect that when the GSOC report comes before the committee and the Dáil, the whistleblowers will have co-operated, worked, engaged and discussed with the GSOC personnel on a comprehensive basis....

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...behaviour by gardaí. The bigger picture that the Deputy Martin and everyone else wants is that we have a Garda force that is transparent, accountable and competent and that the oversight body of GSOC can be reformed in a way that reflects that accurately for the citizens of our country.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: This is going to be done now. The Garda Inspectorate report will be published today and will be debated in the committee and in the Dáil. The GSOC report will be published and will be debated in the committee and in the Dáil, as needs be. The system will be put right - a system that is fair, accountable, above board and is not subject either to celebrity intervention or political...

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Minister will deal with the question of the whistleblowers when he speaks on the report of the Garda inspectorate. The Minister himself was the first to state that GSOC, in the way it was set up, could not function to its full potential and was inadequate in a number of respects. This is the reason he wishes to change it and the reason an Oireachtas committee is considering these matters.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...should look into the question of the chronology and sequence of events that took place in this matter, which led to the public interest investigation pertaining to safety concerns commenced by GSOC. The Government also mandated the Minister for Justice and Equality, in conjunction with me as Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Attorney General------

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...and allegations which came both to my Department and the Department of Justice and Equality and were made following publicity on this issue. All of these claims, as I understand, have been sent to GSOC for analysis. I still get claims coming in from people, whom I advise to report directly to GSOC for an analysis. The budget to be presented next week will include the conclusion of the...

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...of finding fact and truth from all the documents, comments and statements, some of which have been quite confusing. It is important that that clarity brings the issue of the integrity of both GSOC and the Garda Síochána right into play here. For that reason, the decision of the Government to have the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality reflect in public...

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: On the issue of GSOC, I commend Deputy Niall Collins on the introduction of his Bill. That is his right as a Member of the House. We have generously facilitated the opportunity for many Deputies to introduce Bills. The Government decided that the matter should be reviewed by the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who will look at the balance that is required. I expect the former...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...and a High Court judge will get all the assistance he needs so he can report within eight weeks. This is about having a structure that works and which has integrity and credibility, both for the GSOC and the Garda Síochána. These are two fundamental aspects of our society. The Minister has already said this is not working-----

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: ..., reports and statements? Will any of them refuse to do that in the interests of safety, integrity and credibility? I do not think so. If my recollection is correct, when the chairman of the GSOC spoke he indicated that seven people had access to sensitive material and that somebody leaked that information. I do not know who that was.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...what is the best thing to do following examination of the information. I have not seen the correspondence or the report but it may well be there are matters here beyond what would be a normal GSOC analysis or investigation.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2015)

Enda Kenny: ...a matter for the Garda Commissioner. The new independent policing authority will bring new powers and opportunities, as will the changes brought about to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, which is being chaired by a High Court judge. All of these things are important and represent the most fundamental changes to the structure of the Garda Síochána since...