Results 81-100 of 109 for gsoc speaker:Enda Kenny

Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...of investigation arising out of the Guerin report. A number of difficult cases were brought to my attention, some of them by the Deputy in this House, as well as others that were sent directly to GSOC and others by the Justice for All group. These have been assessed in respect of the work that may have been carried out on them and the difficulties associated with them. That work is...

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...inquiry into serious crime investigation, management, operational and procedural issues. Third, we agreed to bring forward legislation strengthening the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. Fourth, we decided to commission an expert review of the performance management and administration of the Department of Justice and Equality with a very short timeline to report. We...

Leaders' Questions (12 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...am not a senior counsel but my job in politics means I engage with many people. I have read the file and I will meet Mrs. O'Farrell. I will also make my views known. I would like to think the GSOC inquiry is practically complete. That is my understanding, although that will not be of any value to people who have been waiting for so long without any clarity as to when they will have...

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: We are awaiting reports from Mr. Guerin SC and Mr. Justice Cooke. An Oireachtas committee is looking at the terms of reference in respect of GSOC. These are matters of the greatest importance. Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, along with Deputies Daly and Wallace, presented me with several documents in respect of various allegations which I am following up at the Deputy’s...

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...establishment of the independent police authority. Regarding the assessment of claims and allegations, they all, as I explained, have gone from my Department and the Department of Justice and Equality to GSOC. That work is under way. The Minister for Justice and Equality is very focused on doing this right and in such a way that it will be a litmus test of how serious we are about...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: ...more radical, or more necessary. The reform programme includes the establishment of a new independent policing authority; the provision of enhanced powers to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, including enabling it to deal with and investigate complaints from serving gardaí; and the passing of groundbreaking new legislation to protect whistleblowers, including...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Commissions of Investigation (21 Apr 2015)

Enda Kenny: ...open competition for the Garda Commissioner; a similar open competition, which is now under way, for the appointment of Deputy Garda Commissioners; the provision of enhanced powers under GSOC; the passing of new legislation both in respect of freedom of information and of whistleblowers; and the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015, relevant to GSOC, which was enacted in March...

Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: ...period. It has now ended and the situation arising from that means that the root-and-branch analysis of An Garda Síochána will take these matters into account, with the Policing Authority, with GSOC and through the action that the Government will take in respect of any legislation that is necessary.

Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...for the commission of investigation, as recommended by Mr. Guerin, to see how they should be structured, what it is the commission of investigation should look at and whether it should include GSOC and the analysis that took place by the different authorities - the Department of Justice and Equality, the Garda Síochána and so on. The terms of reference will obviously have to be...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: ...not to give it for a period of three years. People should understand that, over the past period of time, the Government has tried to set up the independent inspectorate, to revamp and restructure GSOC after ten years and set up the completely independent Policing Authority because the perception of the Garda at higher levels over many years has not been what it should have been. It will...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters relative to An Garda Síochána and other persons) Order 2014: Motion (16 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: .... It is difficult to know the truth in all these matters. When the evidence was presented to me in the Dáil and when one goes through the issues, many of these issues were dealt with by the Garda Commissioner, the DPP or GSOC, but I speak for none of those three. What does one do? Does one set up another public inquiry about each of these matters or does one get a criminal lawyer...

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: .... This is why the abolition of the confidential recipient has taken place. This is why the terms of reference are being examined by the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. It is why GSOC is doing a full presentation in respect of the penalty point issue. It is why Mr. Guerin SC is examining the question of the allegations brought to the attention of public...

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...gave me material from Garda McCabe last week which contains very serious allegations against members of the force. I am aware, as is everyone else, that the good sergeant has been in contact with the Garda authorities, GSOC, the Department of Justice and Equality, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Department of the Taoiseach, the Committee of Public Accounts, other...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: ...be worthwhile, that is another matter. I do not want to prejudge the expertise available to the O'Toole commission. The evolution through the independent Policing Authority and the changes with GSOC and the Garda Inspectorate will all lead to a change in culture in the Garda over a number of years. Whether it would be right to have a second intelligence and security element is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: ...of An Garda Síochána; - examine the need for legislation in relation to the recording of calls and related matters, on foot of the recommendations of the Fennelly Commission, and - refer matters in the report relating to the Bailey case to GSOC to consider whether they believe any further investigation is necessary against the background of the investigation they have been...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (10 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: ...the need for legislation on the recording of calls and related matters on foot of the recommendations of the Fennelly commission; and refer matters in the report relating to the Bailey case to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, to consider whether it believes any further investigation is necessary against the background of the investigation it has been carrying out...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Dec 2015)

Enda Kenny: ...of An Garda Síochána. Over and above this, it will hold a quarterly meeting in public to engage with the community. In addition, the authority will be enabled to request the Garda Ombudsman, GSOC, to investigate any policing matter that gives rise to a concern that a member of An Garda Síochána may have committed an offence or behaved in a manner that would justify...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...the commission of investigation into the Guerin report. That matter has not been finalised yet. It dealt with the preparation of a draft scheme of a Bill to deal with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and with the process for a review of how to deal with a couple of hundred cases that came in covering a range of issues about, complaints against and matters relevant...

Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...of the justice brief that the report comes to the conclusion that there was inadequate investigation and analysis of the issues raised by Sergeant McCabe by a variety of agencies. I point out that GSOC did not co-operate with Mr. Guerin. I point out that Mr. Guerin did not speak to the Minister. I point out that the report recommends that there be a comprehensive commission of...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: ...all of the evidence and facts can not only be ascertained but also judged. For that reason, the reform that is under way is quite extensive. The Deputy will be aware of the enhanced powers being sought in respect of GSOC, the Garda Inspectorate report, the independent Policing Authority and now the appointment of a commission to examine the structure of the Garda in the context of the...