Results 81-100 of 136 for gsoc speaker:Mick Wallace

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (18 Nov 2014)

Mick Wallace: 294. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the recommendations that criminal proceedings be issued against a named garda following the investigation by GSOC into the criminal activities of the gardaí who were involved in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44096/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (2 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: 3. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will update Dáil Éireann on the appointment of a replacement for the former Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC; if she is satisfied that the Commission is sufficiently resourced to deal with challenges facing it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13488/15]

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2017)

Mick Wallace: The Taoiseach has not answered any of my questions. While the Government sat on the O'Neill report - the Taoiseach has still not told me when he intends to publish it - GSOC had to go to the High Court to force the Commissioner to hand over the transcripts of the O'Higgins report. It is almost eight months since the Tánaiste requested GSOC to investigate the same. Only last week the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...witness did not confirm if the office received or sought unequivocal assurances from the Minister or the Garda Síochána on whether any authorised and lawful covert surveillance had taken place on GSOC. He has indicated that he trusts things were fine. Was the question asked of whether there was authorised surveillance initiated by either the Minister or the Garda Síochána?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...what we had for the penalty points issue? If there is an independent inquiry we deal with suspicions and the fuzzy area of doubt. Do the witnesses believe an independent inquiry would strengthen GSOC, the police force and the Minister while bringing clarification to the issue? Would it put all these suspicions to bed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Issues Relating to An Garda Síochána: Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin (4 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...to decide who is now disciplined? Surely the matter would more properly be handled by Garda headquarters in referring it directly to an independent body such as the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. It may also be that Garda headquarters should have referred the action or inaction of the regional commissioners or divisional officers to GSOC. What does the acting...

Public Sector Management (Appointment of Senior Members of the Garda Síochána) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jun 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...an unfair attempt to try to salvage the Government's reputation. A politicised Garda Síochána and the bias of the Government towards it resulted in the vitriolic and unfair treatment of the Garda ombudsman in the GSOC bugging scandal, a bias which continues with the unfair and untrue allegations that it has breached a statutory duty. Although the Government has confirmed that...

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...will now order an independent inquiry in this regard in view of the fact that he has already refused in December 2013 to exercise his ministerial power to order a practice, policies and procedures GSOC review under section 106 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. [19268/14]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: ...í may and may not do in their interactions with the public. Much greater clarity is needed in this area. It is frightening to note the large number of people who, having shown the courage to take a case to GSOC, find that their case is not admissible for various reasons, of which the time factor is the principal one. People who experience a problem with the Garda often expect...

Freedom of Information Act 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2014: Motion (29 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...the last 18 months bears this out strongly. The Garda still refuses to publish this code of conduct. There is no code of practice issued for statutory powers given to gardaí. It is not published. The GSOC has no power over them. Officials in the GSOC have no access to the PULSE system. They are not allowed to look at policies, practices, procedures and they cannot investigate...

Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (26 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: ...more difficult and disappointing. Can the Minister explain why it is taking so long to replace Mr. O'Brien? I understand that under section 65 of the relevant legislation, a political appointment of the GSOC commissioners is permitted. Has the Minister considered changing that operation to make it an independent one?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (2 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: ...;ochána Act 2005 allows for a 100% political appointment. Has the Minister considered changing that system in any way? It is obvious that despite the Minister having given an extra €1 million to GSOC this year, it is under-resourced and does not have the potential to do what it is supposed to do.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: The Minister said she could not conceive of a situation in which the Minister or Government would not give GSOC permission to investigate where it was perceived that the Garda Commissioner was behaving very poorly. Although she placed much emphasis on the fact that the Government rather than the Minister would have the power to make some of the decisions, there is little comfort in this,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Mick Wallace: 39. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the terms of reference for the GSOC paper review do not request inquiries to be conducted to identify the source of the covert surveillance, do not allow for consideration of the role of the Garda Commissioner, rogue or retired gardaí, the Minister, the G2 intelligence branch of the Defence Forces; and the reason he chose to...

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...up in here to tell us how wonderful everything was in the force even though the dogs in the street knew otherwise. They also knew, but there is no culture of holding the Garda Síochána to account because there are no votes in it. The GSOC Boylan report was damning and its annual report, giving out about the lack of co-operation from gardaí, is really serious. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: Mr. Toland made the point about the need for the Garda Síochána Inspectorate to be an independent body and not to be amalgamated into GSOC or the Policing Authority. Does Mr. Toland believe there is a threat of this happening? The witnesses are probably aware that some Members felt the setting up of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland was really just a duplication...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: ...of Justice and Equality and the Minister. The Minister told us that he would ask counsel to review a number of cases. In that light, it appears to us that there is not full confidence in GSOC's ability to sort out these problems. Mr. Harris is not responsible for the process, but he is the one who has to work with it. Is he happy with the nature of it?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (19 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: There are many regulators in Ireland, most of which, including, for example, GSOC, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, provide clear pathways to track enforcements on imports. The Data Protection Commission appears to have looked at a wide range of issues in one form or another, yet there is no clear record of reports or enforcement...

Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (6 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: Given GSOC's acknowledgement of its lack of resources in its efforts to fulfil its functions, will the Minister consider looking at some other areas where a shortage of resources has led to us not being able to hold certain companies to account? I am referring to over €28 million paid to the information technology company Vantage. This may be in breach of public procurement guidelines...

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Mick Wallace: ...because there was not the same need for the distinction since the Garda and the Minister were responsible for both policing and State security. There is a reference to State security in section 99 of the 2005 Act which restricts GSOC, when investigating a possible offence, from searching any Garda station designated under section 126 and allows the Garda Commissioner to object to any...