Results 1-6 of 6 for gsoc speaker:Cormac Devlin
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Cormac Devlin: ...cases are ongoing for some time. The Commissioner will probably be aware that I have sought the information through parliamentary question on the outstanding length of certain investigations by GSOC. That is outside of the Commissioner’s control. But I presume that inside the Commissioner’s control is the NBCI and the length of its investigations, particularly internal...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Cormac Devlin: It is good to engage with the witnesses again. I thank them for the information they supplied. As has been said, GSOC is necessary. I understand the purpose of the organisation but, obviously, it is not perfect and the witnesses are striving to improve that. Mr. Justice MacCabe mentioned the 26 vacancies in the organisation. Given the issue that arose in the public domain in April last...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Cormac Devlin: Yes, but it was surprising to many members of the public to see that this could have carried on in plain sight and, in theory, from what we have read, over a length of time. Given that GSOC is hiring new individuals, what new processes are in place to check their backgrounds?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Cormac Devlin: ...stated 80% of complaints are closed within two years. I submitted a parliamentary question on this issue in early December and I understand the 1,826 cases for 2022 was the fourth lowest figure GSOC has had in its existence. What is more worrying, however, is the actual numbers of cases that are outstanding. Forty-one cases, as I understand, remain open after two to three years, while...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Cormac Devlin: ...to the issue of money spent. Not only is there concern about individuals who are hired by the organisation and the access they have to extremely sensitive information but the security spend for GSOC decreased from €364,000 in 2021 to €303,000. Why is that the case?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Cormac Devlin: I imagine the capabilities are higher for those working for GSOC than for an ordinary Joe Punter working from home, given the sensitive access they have to information. Is that correct?