Results 1-4 of 4 for gsoc speaker:Colm Brophy

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: I have a very specific question relating to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and the delay in responses. Mr. Corcoran specifically outlined a number of reasons there were delays in responding to GSOC. Is GSOC aware of that? I would certainly say the information given by GSOC to this committee gave the impression - I stand open to correction on it - that the primary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: I do because I checked something in regard to an answer and I want to ask Mr. Corcoran, the assistant commissioner, again about it. In correspondence, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, has indicated that regarding unsupervised disciplinary investigations in 2015, 600 took place and three out of four were affected by time delays. The judge went on to state there may be...

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

Colm Brophy: .... Is it happening 90% of the time in the 20% category which Ms Justice Ring rightly points out is very important? Does the issue arise primarily where there are more serious complaints? What numbers is GSOC experiencing?

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

Colm Brophy: ...every day to protect the communities they come from and serve. That is absolutely critical. A problem can arise because of the structured nature of the force. I would prefer it if a body such as GSOC were dealing with such basic complaints. I say that on the basis of many of the factors advocated by Ms Justice Ring, such as people's need for openness and transparency and the feeling...