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Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Michael McNamara: ...regard to the garda's evidence, it was found to be his opinion, the evidence of somebody else, the effluxion of time and all that. It culminated in a decision, taking all of these matters into consideration, that GSOC was of the view that it was not desirable in the public interest to investigate the allegations under the 2005 Act. Desirability in the public interest is unique to...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)

Michael McNamara: ...1980s, including when they started, when they took place and on whose instruction and with whose acquiescence they were made. The Cooke inquiry will inform us on reports of Garda surveillance at GSOC. It has been a rocky road to reform but the system is being reformed. Most important, the Department of Justice and Equality and this Government have shown that unlike previous Governments...

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

Michael McNamara: To the extent that tonight's debate allows us focus on the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the resources allocated to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, I welcome it. It is important that sufficient resources are allocated to GSOC to enable it carry out all investigations it determines as admissible. In other words, it should no longer have to refer...