Results 1-20 of 106 for gsoc speaker:Mick Wallace

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...time. Can the Minister confirm whether he shares the Garda Commissioner's absolute confidence that no rogue elements of the 13,000-strong Garda force may have been involved in the surveillance of GSOC members or offices? Can the Minister specify whether he has formally requested inquiries to be made by the Garda Commissioner in this regard, whether he has received formal confirmation...

Other Questions: Garda Misconduct Allegations (15 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: It is a bit like a game. The Commissioner asked the Minister to refer the matter to GSOC. GSOC then asked the Commissioner for the transcript. The Commissioner said that under the 2004 Act she cannot give it to GSOC. GSOC then asked the Department of Justice and Equality for it. It used the same reason, namely, that under the 2004 Act and citing legal restrictions on disclosure it cannot...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (2 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: The Minister says the public has confidence in GSOC. That is not true. The Minister knows that it does not. As she said in response to the previous question, many complaints are based on the fact that people did not get satisfaction from GSOC. It is not that the people in GSOC are bad people, rather it does not have the potential to be the body it was intended to be. We all realise that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (2 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: The Minister said GSOC can carry on its work while waiting for the third commissioner to be appointed. The sad point is that it cannot carry out its work. It is under too much pressure. The extra workload involved in giving it the job of confidential recipient seems to be beyond it. For example, the case of a whistleblower named Keith Harrison was referred to GSOC last September. He...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Mick Wallace: Okay. The Minister is allowed to give GSOC the power to look at policies, practices and procedures and, on his watch, why has he not given GSOC that power? That is within his gift. On the issue of the Roma children, it was within his gift to allow GSOC a role in investigating that.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: Given the number of complaints received over the past two years, and their nature, there is a serious level of dissatisfaction among the public with how GSOC deals with complaints. We were actually at pains to defend GSOC. On the occasions we met the commission, we found the three commissioners to be genuine and doing their best in very difficult circumstances. The idea that one third of...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: ...formal request.”.”.The insertion of section 103A, as drafted, by the Government is encouraging. For the first time it establishes a statutory and legal obligation on the Garda Commissioner to provide information to GSOC. However, this only applies to section 102 investigations. This amendment broadens the scope to include the standard section 95 and section 98...

Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...to the responsibilities of his Ministry. I do not have enough time to go through everything but I will outline 30 bullet points as to why the Minister should resign: No. 1 - he bypassed GSOC and ignored its statutory remit and role to investigate Garda misconduct in regard to the Roma children controversy; No. 2 - in the terms of reference he set out for the Ombudsman for Children he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Mick Wallace: The Minister mentioned the new protocols and he made a bit of deal last night about the fact that he was giving PULSE access to GSOC as well but he gave it that access only in the past few weeks when under political pressure. Given that GSOC has remained toothless under his watch and given that it has been undermined on a number of occasions, does the Minister think it is surprising that...

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Feb 2014)

Mick Wallace: ..." he rubbished any notion that he might not have behaved properly in sharing information about me of a personal nature. None of his ministerial colleagues criticised him for this. He refused to allow GSOC to investigate the Roma children affair. Prior to the Minister's appointment, GSOC asked to investigate matters relating to the Corrib gas project under section 106 of the Garda...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I wish to add to the points made by other Deputies about the extra €300,000 for GSOC. For a number of years we argued that GSOC had pretty much been designed to fail and was not fit for purpose. We tried to have the legislation changed on how it was structured. Also, it goes without saying the amount of moneys to which it has had access to carry out its work was not close to being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Wallace: I thank Ms Justice Ring for her presentation. She said that GSOC deals with very frustrated people. I get the impression that it is fairly frustrated by the challenges it is facing. Ms Justice Ring made the point that it would be good if minor complaints could be dealt with within the Garda. She argued that resolutions should be found before disciplinary measures are required. I see...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports (27 Feb 2014)

Mick Wallace: The Minister has not told us whether Mr. Justice Cooke will have the power to examine the Commissioner and retired gardaí. GSOC reached damning conclusions in this section 80(5) report despite assurances in 2012 from Commissioner Martin Callinan that it was his belief members of the Garda Síochána were co-operating with GSOC. Even on the publication by GSOC of this section 85...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Reports: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Mick Wallace: I do not know whether to throw the members of the press out of the meeting. What are the view of our guests from GSOC on adding to the definition of serious harm in order that it would mean injury that amounts to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment and would also refer to sexual assault? On the repeal of sections 74(1)(a) and 74(4) and the amendment of section 74(3), which relate to...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (19 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: ...opportunity to address many of the issues and concerns people now have in this area. I found it interesting that the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors was so eager to jump all over GSOC again, and it is laughable how it reacts sometimes. I read a very good letter in The Irish Timesthis morning by Ray Leonard. He stated:I would suggest that any journalist aggrieved by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: We dealt with legislation related to GSOC and the Policing Authority and were very disappointed that the potential to make them more effective was not exploited. We are very much against the inspectorate being dragged down into those pits, given that it is more effective than either GSOC or the Policing Authority.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether funding issues may be impeding the ability of GSOC to deal with protected disclosures in an expedient and timely manner; if he has considered increasing the budget for GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4388/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (5 Dec 2017)

Mick Wallace: 90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that transcripts delivered to GSOC on its investigation into certain matters arising from the O'Higgins commission were incomplete; if he has sought an update from GSOC regarding this investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51748/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Commissions of Investigation (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: ...after Easter - eight months later - is that there are a lot of cases. There are always a lot of cases. I wonder why the Taoiseach thought it could be delivered in September. I wonder why the GSOC changes that the Taoiseach was extolling some moments ago have not been implemented. The legislation has not been put in place, and I find this a bit strange, given that it was passed in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: That is contradictory. The Minister said that GSOC is a statutory independent body and that we should not rush to judgment. Why did he not wait for GSOC to investigate the protected disclosure regarding assistant commissioner Fanning before he was suspended? Why was he suspended in advance of the investigation? The Minister is the one accusing me of-----