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- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: I am confused. Is Mr. Hume saying that 290 people met in the public office in 2019? Does that mean those people were still communicated with in 2021, even though they might not have been met in the public office?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: The figures are getting confusing and the way they are presented sends up alarm bells. Is that a true and accurate presentation of affairs?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: I refer to complaints that GSOC is investigating. Is there any litigation pending where applications have been made to restrict GSOC from carrying out an investigation?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: An investigation can be started but is there any litigation pending where someone has made an effort to restrict GSOC from carrying out an investigation?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: It could be indicated to a person that an investigation was going to be started. Has there been a scenario where someone has gone to the courts looking for GSOC to be restrained from carrying out a further investigation?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: But are there current applications pending?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: Can the witnesses give me the number of those currently pending?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: But there are a number of cases pending.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: Have a number of cases been determined where orders were made which prevented GSOC from carrying out investigations?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: GSOC might give us a briefing note on that issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: The issue of judicial review is used and people have that right, which I accept. However, it would be interesting for the committee to know what the level of those applications is. I will move to a letter we got in December 2021, which related to difficulties because of industrial relations disputes among senior gardaí. What investigations were impacted as a result of those...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: That issue is now resolved and no further delay is occurring at this stage.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: What is the effect where there is a delay such as this?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: We could be talking about a delay of between six and nine months in some investigations.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: After an investigation has started are there delays in getting information from the Garda Síochána? Could a better system be in place to ensure GSOC gets information in a timely manner? For argument's sake, simple issues can arise such as someone being out on sick leave or someone being seconded to a different location or role. Does this affect GSOC getting information when it...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: I understand there was a review in April 2021. What were the results of that review?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: I understand a high-level overview was carried out in April 2021 to see whether information could come back at a faster pace. Has anything come out of this overview?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: Does Mr. Justice MacCabe think a better system could be in place to ensure GSOC's work is done in a timely manner? Obviously it is very dependent on others providing the information-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: -----or responding to the queries or complaints raised.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Colm Burke: Does Mr. Justice MacCabe think that should be part of the legislation?