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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)

Brian Stanley: On the cancellation of 999 calls, what role has GSOC had there? Are there investigations into gardaí or have any gardaí of any rank been held accountable for that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: Is Mr. Hume saying the Policing Authority is looking after that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: It is more of a systemic problem, as opposed to maybe------

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: Investigations into disciplinary cases is supposed to be wrapped up in 16 to 20 weeks. Is that happening?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: There is seven months lost. We will take that. Outside of that, will Mr. Hume cast his mind back to pre July last year? Are those investigations being completed in the 16- to 20-week period. I refer to the disciplinary investigations not supervised by GSOC but carried out internally by An Garda Síochána of officers. Was that happening?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: GSOC had to go up the ranks in An Garda Síochána and someone more senior, maybe a chief superintendent, would have to intervene.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: Or an assistant commissioner.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: Without putting Mr. Hume on the spot to come up with an exact figure, what would the longest one be? Would cases drag on for six months or a year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: Will the witnesses come back to us with that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: As regards complaints, is there a red flag system if an above-average number of complaints are emanating from a particular Garda division or station in whatever area? To qualify that, I acknowledge some of the complaints made are not admissible, as can be seen from the figures presented by GSOC. There are many vexatious complaints but there are also some genuine complaints. If there are...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: To clarify, GSOC has not had situations where there are a particularly large number of complaints relating to a particular station or division.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: Okay. That is clear enough.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: I understand that. It is about the ratio of population and the size of the district and all that. There are new divisions now as well. It is to be hoped they will work well. That completes the questions. I thank our guests from GSOC for attending and its staff for the preparation and briefing notes for the meeting. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and his staff for...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: That is good.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
(7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Justice MacCabe for that offer. I acknowledge we received correspondence from GSOC in July and December and more recently, and it is normally informative and clear. I thank GSOC for that.

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Funchion for bringing forward this important motion. I acknowledge her work, along with others, in the childcare sector. It is important that we get this right. Many families are struggling to meet the cost of childcare. Parents in my constituency of Laois-Offaly tell me about the costs they are paying per month, which are often well in excess of €800 and in some...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Parking Provision (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: 100. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that is currently available for carpark facilities at amenities in rural areas such as a facility (details supplied) in County Laois. [17930/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Parking Provision (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: 107. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for a carpark at the Woodenbridge, Ballacolla, County Laois to facilitate better usage of the amenities located there. [17931/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: 410. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total value of expenditure from his Department’s annual accounts in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form, that related to financial transactions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; and if he will provide a breakdown of the nature of expenditure. [17866/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: 441. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total value of expenditure from his Department’s annual accounts in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form, that related to financial transactions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; and if he will provide a breakdown of the nature of expenditure. [17867/22]

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