Results 1-20 of 97 for gsoc speaker:Brian Stanley

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: ...this. No. 856 is from the Secretary General of the Department of Justice, dated 29 October 2021. It provides information requested by the committee on the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. This arose from correspondence we received from GSOC, which raised concerns regarding its resourcing and increasing caseload. The Secretary General states that the Department...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2021)

Brian Stanley: Thank you, we will do that. No. 642B from Ms Mary Ellen Ring, Chair of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, dated 10 June 202, is a response to our request for further information in relation to the workload and resourcing of GSOC. It is clear from the correspondence that GSOC’s workload is increasing but there has not been a corresponding increase in personnel....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: ...read it first as there may be useful information in it. I also think, given it is a time-sensitive issue, that we should advise the correspondent to forward any information he has at this point to GSOC. If GSOC is in the final stages of its criminal investigation and if the correspondent has information that may be pertinent to that, he should forward it to GSOC immediately. Obviously,...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Brian Stanley: GSOC does not have the staff to carry out investigations in a timely manner. That is clear. It is at about half capacity. Some members of the public would raise the matter of former members of the Garda being involved in an investigation on behalf of GSOC. Would GSOC find any difficulties around that or any conflict around judging performance?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: Okay. GSOC is very much dependent on the co-operation of the Garda. I do not want to go back into the case because the GSOC representatives went through it at length with Deputy Carthy, but because GSOC depends on that level of co-operation and assistance from An Garda Síochána, it would seem that it is possible in some cases for the hands of its staff to be tied. In other words,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: Last year, GSOC wrote to the committee and set out a response to a number of issues that we raised with it. According to it, as a result of complaints received in 2020, 572 criminal investigations were opened, which contrasted with a figure of 485 in 2019. This could have major financial implications. In its response, GSOC also stated that its investigators had carried out non-criminal...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jan 2022)

Brian Stanley: The paragraph that caught my eye was the pay dispute and the difficulties this is causing for GSOC. Aileen Healy, the director of administration in GSOC stated: "We have been informed that, since July 2021, as result of a dispute over pay and allowances, some senior Garda officers have withdrawn from work they consider outside their core duties." The question arises as to whether some Garda...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: It is generally accepted by An Garda Síochána. That is good. I do not expect the witnesses from GSOC to comment on the Garda dispute because it is outside their remit but in terms of its effect on the work of GSOC, on 20 March 2022, a total of 355 cases were referred to An Garda Síochána - this is from GSOC's briefing - under section 94(1), that is, unsupervised. There...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: We will request that. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 1054B is from Judge Rory McCabe, the chairman of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, dated 8 February 2022. It provides the information that was requested by the committee regarding the impact of industrial relations issues in An Garda Síochána on GSOC’s investigations and aspects of its work that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: ...MacSharry, No. 710, so I propose we take these together? Is that agreed? Agreed. The response from An Garda Síochána acknowledges the ongoing investigation by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and states that any comment on that investigation could be prejudicial to a possible criminal investigation. Correspondence No. 710C is from Deputy Marc...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2024)

Brian Stanley: .... A draft work programme document, which is displayed on screen now, has been circulated to members for discussion. On 8 February, we will meet the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, on the 2022 financial statements. Resourcing of GSOC and the timelines for the processing and completion of complaints by GSOC have been flagged as areas of interest by the committee. ...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Justice MacCabe for that offer. I acknowledge we received correspondence from GSOC in July and December and more recently, and it is normally informative and clear. I thank GSOC for that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2023)

Brian Stanley: Unfortunately. Bringing GSOC before the committee at the same time as the Department would be useful. There may be a case for inviting An Garda Síochána. Perhaps An Garda Síochána and GSOC could appear on one day. That would be useful.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jan 2022)

Brian Stanley: ...for the matter. We might ask it for a comprehensive response. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 970B, from Ms Aileen Healy, director of administration in the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, dated 14 December 2021, is a response to correspondence the committee received from the Department of Justice regarding GSOC's resourcing. Members may recall this being raised last...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: There are a number of moving parts to accommodate. We agreed previously that we would bring in the GSOC representatives and then the officials from the Department of Justice because of the issues that will arise through the meetings with An Garda Síochána and, separately, with GSOC. That meeting is scheduled for 15 February.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Brian Stanley: Is that proposal agreed? Agreed. Deputy Carthy is as láthair. Next is No. 1241 B from Mr. Justice Rory MacCabe, chairperson of GSOC, dated 11 May 2022, providing information requested by the committee during our meeting with GSOC on 7 April 2022. It is proposed to note and publish this correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. Deputy Catherine Murphy flagged this for discussion.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2023)

Brian Stanley: That is the property, Aasleagh Lodge. I thank the Deputy. No. R2131 B is correspondence from Mr. Hugh Hume, the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, dated 4 September 2023. It provides an update on a GSOC investigation into alleged financial irregularities associated with the Garda Síochána College in Templemore. I propose we note and publish...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: I note that GSOC advised the committee in correspondence on 21 April that its investigation was in its final stages and would conclude shortly. I take on board the Deputy’s point that it has been dragging on for a long time. However, we also discussed the issues of the lack of resources of GSOC and we decided at a recent meeting to raise this issue and to try to highlight the fact it...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: In that case, I will continue on the new Bill. Our guests have outlined that they welcome the Bill because it will help GSOC to be more independent and will strengthen the organisation. At the moment, what one power that it does not have and which it most needs to be able to do its job will GSOC have if the Bill, as it is drafted, passes? Are there one or two such issues on which our...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: ...and ask for the organisation to come back with a more realistic timeframe. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 491 is from Ms Mary Ellen Ring, chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. It is dated 30 March and provides further information requested by the committee regarding the Garda College in Templemore and the use of EU funds. While the investigation has...