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- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: What percentage of those would be police officers?
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: In general, how many police officers would be involved in GSOC? Would it be just that amount?
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: Are they all from the Irish police force or are they from different forces?
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: What countries would they come from?
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: I am asking these questions to get an idea of the make-up of the organisation.
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: They are former police.
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: I understand that and I thank Mr. Hume for his answer. Are gardaí always informed of the nature of the complaint?
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: So the number is 14.
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: I understand that but most are suspended. I accept that it is not GSOC that does it.
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: Fair enough. I think was in response to Senator Lombard that Mr. Hume said some of the cases could have gone on for 15 years. Am I correct?
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: So that garda would not be back at work as long as that particular case was still open. Is that correct?
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: How long roughly would it last - two or three years? Has any case lasted five to six years where a Garda is still out of work because of he or she is under a GSOC inquiry? I understand there may be.
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: What type of misdemeanours would gardaí under suspension be investigated for? Obviously, some things could be quite serious but would some of them be minor issues?
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: So GSOC has no knowledge of this even though it is investigating.
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: I thank Mr. Hume for being upfront in his answers. I will take the example of a recent case. We woke up to the news one morning that a garda is going to be prosecuted over a very serious incident that happened where, unfortunately, three people were killed. It appears to me that this garda was doing his job in the line of duty. It would appear that this garda did not know anything until...
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: But who would have been responsible for it?
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: I understand.
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: Everybody is identified in it to be honest.
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: I understand that and I respect the Chair. How does a situation arise where we wake up to the 7 a.m. news and at the top of it is a story that a garda is going to be prosecuted? Where does that come from? My understanding is that the garda or his family did not know.
- Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)
Eugene Murphy: Please do.