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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (27 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, was established as a statutory independent body under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to provide independent oversight of complaints made against members of the Garda Síochána. There is widespread support to have such a body. The Garda Síochána Act stipulates that GSOC is independent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (21 Sep 2016) See 11 other results from this debate

Clare Daly: I might come back in on a couple of things to start off. The profile of GSOC is much higher as a result of many of the Garda controversies over recent years. That is a good and a bad thing. The figures show that out of 2,000 complaints in 2015, which represented more than 5,000 allegations, roughly half were not pursued. That means that half the people who took their time and felt they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues (24 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: An article in The Sunday Timeson 9 February 2014 reported that the offices of GSOC had been targeted as part of a sophisticated surveillance operation which used Government-level technology to hack into its e-mail, Wi-Fi and phone systems. The Government appointed a former distinguished judge of the High Court, Judge John Cooke, to carry out an independent inquiry into the claims. Judge...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (25 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: There are well established procedures where anyone can complain against the behaviour of an individual member of An Garda Síochána through the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC). Any evidence to support these claims should also be brought to the attention of GSOC. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is an independent body which was set up to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Investigations (12 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: ...will be fully aware that if any citizen, including a Deputy, is not satisfied with the manner in which he or she has been dealt with by An Garda Síochána, it is open to that person to contact the GSOC, the independent body charged specifically with receiving complaints from members of the public concerning members of An Garda Síochána. Contact with GSOC can be made at...

Appointment of Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (16 Jul 2015) See 3 other results from this debate

Clare Daly: I will share time. I will speak for four minutes and Deputy Mick Wallace for one. I am very glad that the appointment to GSOC has finally been made and that we are not going into the recess without it. The gap has been far too long between the retirement of Mr. Simon O'Brien and this appointment and I feel the commissioners have suffered in his absence. The time when he was at the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I believe GSOC has notified the Nkencho family of their entitlement under the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 to a summary of reasons from the DPP for her decision not to prosecute as well as their statutory entitlement to request a review of the decision. I understand GSOC will continue to engage with the Nkencho family in the context of coronial proceedings and any other...

Other Questions: Protected Disclosures (16 Dec 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

Clare Daly: ...that the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality unanimously adopted a report which was published yesterday and which highlighted the shortcomings in Garda oversight, one of which relates to GSOC. It is very convenient for the Tánaiste to say she cannot talk about a matter because GSOC is dealing with it. Nothing that GSOC is dealing with is relevant to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: My question relates to the final point the Minister made in respect of the previous question, namely, GSOC and the role it plays. Could she give details on the plan to reform GSOC, the accountability or oversight by Dáil Éireann or another body that the current structure allows for and the mechanism available to revisit GSOC investigations that may have failed to discover facts or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports (23 May 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...I should take no further action. Counsel for the IRM pointed out that the appropriate forum for raising matters related to alleged Garda failings was the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) who were already investigating certain matters arising from the tragic death in this case. I should mention that my predecessor as Minister for Justice and Equality had referred...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Investigations (28 Sep 2016) See 2 other results from this debate

Frances Fitzgerald: With regard to the timeframe, the Department received an update from GSOC in July 2016. In that latest update, GSOC stated that the investigation was at an advanced stage and arrangements were being put in place to meet with some gardaí who have yet to be interviewed. I very much hope, as Deputy O'Callaghan does, that this work can be concluded very soon. I have met the family, who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Disciplinary Proceedings (26 Nov 2014) See 1 other result from this answer

Frances Fitzgerald: In May 2013, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) made a Report to my predecessor under Section 80(5) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 following its investigation into allegations of collusion between an individual and members of the Garda Síochána. In its letter accompanying the report GSOC stated that a file relating to its public interest...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports (4 Apr 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) are investigating certain matters which have arisen as a result of this tragic case. This arises in part from the fact that my predecessor had referred aspects of this particular case to GSOC.I should also mention that a civil action has been initiated against the State in respect of issues raised in the complaint. When the Taoiseach...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Remit (26 May 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...to whistle blowers, including Garda whistleblowers. Section 19 of the Act inserted a new provision into the Garda Síochána Act 2005, which provides for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) to be a prescribed body under the 2014 Act to investigate disclosures relating to the Garda Síochána, including disclosures from members of the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (21 Jan 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...involving a member of An Garda Síochána that results in the death of a person, the shooting is of course being fully and independently investigated by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), which is chaired by a High Court Judge, the Hon Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring. Such incidents are very rare in Ireland but all are fully investigated independently. GSOC...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Future Direction of An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (24 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Between January 2016 and August this year, GSOC received 1,794 reports of use by gardaí of incapacitating spray - what is known as pepper spray - on suspects. In 80%, or 1,566, of these cases, gardaí failed to notify GSOC about using the spray within 48 hours, as mandated by internal Garda directives. Some uses of pepper spray were only notified to GSOC up to two years after they...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

Martin Kenny: As the House will be aware, Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin I met representatives of GSOC some time ago. One of the things that came up was the legislation that imposed time limits for complaints. GSOC has advised us that it may take on investigations with interconnecting issues where it has to open up new lines of inquiry arising from information coming to light owing to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Penalty Points System (5 Feb 2014) See 5 other results from this debate

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister has been critical of members of Committee of Public Accounts and has said that he referred the matter to GSOC in the public interest due to the direction in which it was going. He now says that the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality should have dealt with it. That committee and the Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions were both of the view that GSOC was...

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014) See 9 other results from this debate

Enda Kenny: I am not sure where the Deputy has been for the past while because GSOC is an independent entity set up for the specific purpose of dealing with complaints from members of the public against serving members of the gardaí. The Deputy is now telling me that GSOC does not have the powers to investigate the complaints that were made. That is what I understand her to be saying. That is...