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Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: ..., any member who attempts to participate from outside the precincts will be asked to leave the meeting. The purpose of this meeting is our engagement with An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, to discuss the annual report for 2021 and related matters. Before we start, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege, and the practice of the Houses as regards...

Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: I thank Mr. Justice Rory MacCabe, chairperson of GSOC, Mr. Hugh Hume, commissioner, Mr. Peter Whelan, director of operations and investigations, and Ms Valerie Woods, deputy director of administration, for coming to speak to the committee. This session was very beneficial. I thank them for their honesty. I will suspend the meeting to allow the witnesses to leave.

Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...time Mr. Justice MacCabe was here, he spoke about the staffing levels and stated that he was hoping recruit approximately 30 additional people. He also stated that he wanted to at least double GSOC's complement with a large increase in the number of investigative staff. He also mentioned that the budget is not high enough, even though it is 22% above what was allocated. I was thinking...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: ...practically signing off on the new Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022. Can the public send in whatever would be a protected disclosure that involves An Garda Síochána or even the Courts Service? Would GSOC deal with them directly? Mr. Justice MacCabe spoke about rights and how everybody is entitled to rights and that the certain stages in this. Mr. Hume said that in...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: Does GSOC have the power to investigate the courts or the courts system? I will give a hypothetical scenario. Let us say an individual was arrested, was brought before the court, was sentenced and was sent to prison and had underlying problems, such as mental health problems, ADHD or illiteracy, and did not get the proper care, treatment or even legal representation while in prison awaiting...