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Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: .... As long as we have a Garda force that primarily and ultimately defends the status quoand the establishment, it will never be truly democratic and accountable. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, was set up in the recent years supposedly to tackle these issues. GSOC testified to the Committee on Justice and Equality last summer that it was taking 14 months on...

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

Ruth Coppinger: ...between the Government, the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Commissioner. Unfortunately, the Bill fails to deal with the central issue of the Commissioner and the independent power of GSOC to investigate him or her. Why would the Government impede GSOC from investigating the Commissioner when that was one of the key issues that erupted last year? Why is the Government...

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

Ruth Coppinger: ...drop of a hat for that but not to protect them when they are in danger from breaches of barring orders and so on. I ask the Minister to tell the House why she is maintaining a barrier in the way of GSOC which prevents it investigating the Commissioner. It is a Third World situation. Surely, if one is establishing an independent investigative agency, it should be truly independent and...

Cooke Report: Statements (19 Jun 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: When this information first came to light several months ago, the Government's first reaction was to round on GSOC with the spurious excuse that it had not informed the Minister or proceeded in the correct manner. We are seeing more of this attitude today. The Taoiseach stood over the criticism of GSOC, and even though it was the perceived victim, he managed to turn it into the culprit....