Results 1-4 of 4 for gsoc speaker:Joan Burton

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: Last year saw a doubling in the number of cases reported to GSOC. That clearly shows that the culture in respect of people being prepared to utilise the whistleblowers' protection Bill is leading to a rise in complaints. There is, however, a question concerning whether there is sufficient funding to allow for adequate follow-up on protected disclosures. We cannot allow a perception to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Protected Disclosures (18 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: ...That was certainly the position in the case to which reference was made. Has the Taoiseach given consideration to whether one of or both the new oversight body and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, the two bodies that will oversee the Garda, will be the appropriate location for the making of protected disclosures? In an area such as the security services where...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: The previous Government established the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC.

Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: Second, as the House knows, the Oireachtas committee has been given powers to examine the legislation in respect of GSOC. Third, the Minister for Justice and Equality attended yesterday a meeting of the committee of considerable length - four hours - to go through all the matters that have been raised. If there are other matters-----