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Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...of the Garda had harassed you and it was stated that your complaint was mischievous. It was not mischievous if a Garda said, "Aengus, stop, what is your name?". He already knew your name. That was harassment. You could make a complaint, but you got the same letter back. That era changed with the advent of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. According to some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Mattie McGrath: ...guests will refer to it but they might give me some idea of what they really think about it. Should it not be outside the Department as is the case for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and other agencies? We have spoken about the 22 commitments to the EU. Why are we not meeting those? An EU directive from 2009 was to be implemented by 2011. Where is that at?...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023) See 6 other results from this debate

Matt Carthy: .... I note that among the stated objectives of the Bill is "to provide for clear and effective oversight and accountability of An Garda Síochána". It also includes provisions to restructure GSOC. In all these matters we have to be informed by the experiences to date, including the experiences of our constituents and our communities, and recognise and accept where deficiencies...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Projects (23 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: ...Arrears Resolution Service, commissioned by the Department of Social Protection and undertaken in conjunction with the Department of Justice Q1 2023 Review of the Current GSOC Operational Business Model and Recommendation on its Potential Future State Q1 2023 Report by legal historian outlining the type, availability and quality of...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Gary Gannon: ...oversight bodies in that there was too much confusion, too much overlap and not enough independence. Under this Bill, the oversight structure will change significantly with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, expanding to become the office of the police ombudsman, the Policing Authority and the Garda Inspectorate merging into the policing and community safety...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (21 Feb 2023)

Mick Barry: ..., not refugees." Why were leaflets confiscated from members of People Before Profit? People Before Profit and Solidarity are writing letters of complaint to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and the Garda Commissioner and asking for this matter to be investigated. Is the Taoiseach prepared to say that these actions were wrong? Quite simply, they were wrong. They...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (16 Feb 2023) See 6 other results from this debate

Paul Murphy: 11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, will publish the investigation report into the killing of a person (details supplied) by gardaí over two years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7656/23]

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...to Garda numbers need to be addressed. Then, there is that protection for members of the Garda if people make complaints. We all accept the absolute need for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. We need to see accountability in the Garda. Like many others, however, gardaí have had to deal with spurious GSOC complaints. This can provide some level of protection...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Martin Browne: ...is important for gardaí and the effective policing of the communities that count on them. It also has the capacity to provide protection to our gardaí from spurious campaigns to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, thereby saving on resources and avoiding gardaí being unnecessarily taken from front-line duty. However, it can also have a direct impact...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...to ensure that the technology is there to protect members of An Garda Síochána who are interacting with the public. It is also to protect gardaí from complaints that can often be made through the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and other organisations in that there is actual evidence that cannot be contradicted because it is on the camera. We have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (15 Dec 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...of State has given here. Her name is well known to Tusla and in the local Garda station because of her persistent campaigning. At one point, she triggered a Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, investigation into the way her local Garda station handled her abuse case. At the same time as this investigation was under way, she was applying for a house. During the GSOC...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022) See 6 other results from this debate

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will appreciate that GSOC is completely independent in the exercise of its functions. As Minister, I cannot intervene in or comment on an ongoing GSOC investigation. I am assured, however, that GSOC has the resources necessary to complete the investigation of this tragic incident and it is not possible at this time to give an estimate of the remaining time needed to complete the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Mick Barry: .... I want to use my remaining time to ask about the killing of George Nkencho by gardaí two years ago now. George's family were given to understand by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, that every attempt would be made to complete that investigation within a year of the killing, which would have been December of last year. The investigation has dragged on and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Inquiries (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...and those of the Government to his family on their very sad loss.  As the Deputy will be aware, the fatal shooting is being fully investigated by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), which is the independent statutory body established with full powers to investigate such incidents. I understand that this investigation is ongoing. I am advised by GSOC that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Nov 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 578. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she influenced the decision to rename GSOC the Office of the Police Ombudsman; her views on whether, 100 years after the formation of An Garda Síochána, the decision to delete the word gardaí from the new Ombudsman’s Office is a retrograde step in terms of heritage and the Irish language. [59081/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...investigate complaints concerning the conduct of members of the Garda Síochána.  These functions were retained until Part 3 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 was enacted and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) was established in December 2005. It was not until GSOC became fully operational in 2007 that the responsibility for receiving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

...and commend it on everything it is doing, but the main issue for me is oversight of the HSE. Where is the oversight? Let us compare it to the Garda. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Committee, GSOC, has proper teeth. There is also the Policing Authority oversight body. There is nothing in respect of health. When we met him, even the Taoiseach admitted that the HSE was only...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Inquiries (20 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...on the tragic death of their son and brother. As the Deputy will be aware, the shooting of Mr. George Nkencho is being fully investigated by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), which is the independent statutory body established to investigate such incidents. This is the case with every incident involving the Gardaí that results in the death or serious harm...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: .... I am aware of the report referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy will be aware, the shooting of Mr. George Nkencho is being fully investigated by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), which is the independent statutory body established to investigate such incidents. This is the case with every incident involving the Gardaí that results in the death or...