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Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: I presume the issue the Senator raised about that incident on Sunday where the man was shot is a matter on which GSOC will decide and it is not a matter for the Leader or the Government, although I understand the Senator's reasons for raising it.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: ...issue for the Garda Síochána.If that is the way some gardaí are going to do things, it is a most serious issue for the Garda Síochána. While I appreciate that a complaint has been submitted to GSOC, I emphasise that the Garda Commissioner, GSOC and the Minister for Justice and Equality must grab this issue by the scruff of neck immediately. This type of approach...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: ...she was leader of the Opposition in the last Government. The announcement today that she is taking on board the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality to empower GSOC to do a proper job, among other things, is a positive development. I said previously that even though the principle was good, GSOC was toothless. The Minister is a breath of fresh air in the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: ...new Minister to come before this House as soon as possible, certainly before the summer recess. I say this in light of the Cooke report and the fact that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, with or without that report, has been structurally damaged. Garda morale is at a very low ebb. The relationship that existed, and still exists, between the Department of Justice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: ...he has said at least twice already, in response to the accusation that nothing was being done, that a series of things were going on, some of them overlapping - including the O'Mahoney report, the GSOC investigation and so forth. There was a lot happening and Mr. Purcell clarified that point earlier. The issue was not lying idle or being covered up. I ask Deputy McNamara to conclude as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: Has Mr. Purcell been interviewed by Mr. Justice Cooke regarding the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, bugging?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: ...two or three hours in the next week or ten days for a debate on the issue. We are hearing all sorts of stories. We had the bizarre set-up with penalty points. We had the alleged bugging of GSOC and still do not know if it was bugged. There is a lack of trust in the Garda Commissioner and the top echelons of the Garda Síochána, which is regrettable and not good for public...