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Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: ...of who or what body will ultimately have oversight of their work and how we will measure their effectiveness. I have some concerns regarding the effectiveness and independence of the proposed office of the police ombudsman to replace GSOC. As drafted, the Bill places no duty on An Garda Síochána to co-operate with the proposed police ombudsman. This strikes me as a strange...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Sep 2023)

Lynn Ruane: ...or a garda should be obliged to have it turned on when responding to an incident and not be free to decide when to turn it on. Recent domestic statistics suggest that around 3,000 complaints are made annually to GSOC in relation to Garda conduct. A significant number of such complaints are never resolved, largely due to a lack of evidence. It is noteworthy that 50% of cases are referred...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: As regards some of the conversation around what is and what is not referred to GSOC, the word "performance" has been used. Obviously, referrals are made in respect of, for example, human rights and disciplinary matters. We are separating those things in relation to when we decide who investigates what. So, when it comes to an issue of a more disciplinary nature, it would not make sense for...