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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: ...It provides information requested by the committee into reports of unofficial strike action by senior officers in An Garda Síochána, and its impact on the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission's, GSOC, investigations. This was raised by members here. The Secretary General states that while both GSOC and An Garda Síochána are statutorily independent, the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: ...an update. I do not know who we ask for the update - maybe the Chair can give us clarification on that - as to whether this issue was resolved. The particular issue relates to the operation of GSOC. From the correspondence we received, people make a complaint to GSOC, GSOC then "employs" - I use that term broadly as well - members of the Garda to carry out parts of the investigation...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Second, I am asking GSOC for a breakdown of who conducts its investigations before the commission appears before us. It would be useful for our hearing.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: ...is a presumption in the way this is written that the complaints are all one way. My understanding is they can go both ways. Within that schedule, can we have both the ones that are referred from GSOC and the ones that are referred to GSOC?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: ...programme document circulated for today's meeting. From 10 March, we will move into a series of justice-related meetings. We are scheduled to engage with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, on that date. Last week, we agreed to engage with the Policing Authority the same morning. The following week, beginning 14 March, is a non-sitting week. On 24 March, it is...