Results 1-20 of 21 for gsoc speaker:Pa Daly

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: Given what the Minister has said about engaging further, and we will engage further with GSOC ourselves, I will withdraw the amendment.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (9 May 2023)

Pa Daly: In respect of amendment No. 20, we understand that Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, pointed out it is under an obligation under section 169 to work in a timely manner. However, the Garda is under no obligation to co-operate with GSOC to achieve this. Therefore, this amendment to delete lines 4 and 5 and substitute “to ensure that An Garda Síochána...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (9 May 2023)

Pa Daly: I move amendment No. 125: In page 192, line 18, to delete “18 months” and substitute “24 months”. Sometimes in preparing a file for prosecution, GSOC feels under pressure within the 18-month timeframe because complaints are often close to the wire and received late within the 12-month window. That is why the amendment has been tabled.

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Pa Daly: ...If a future scandal were to arise, it would not be difficult to see the Commissioner asserting that its accountability is solely to the board, which is, in itself, responsible for the interests of An Garda Síochána rather than to the authority. Again, Committee Stage amendments may clear some of this up. The reform of GSOC, through the creation of the IOPO is a major part of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for her response. The reforms to GSOC contained in the policing, security and community safety Bill were dealt with extensively during pre-legislative scrutiny. The proposed reforms were criticised by many stakeholders in the committee. Some criticised the reforms for giving GSOC too many powers, and others criticised them for not giving it enough powers. I ask the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Pa Daly: We can see the importance of dealing with workforce planning in other Departments, such as the Department of Health. The Minister has hit the nail on the head in the question of where GSOC is going to find all the investigators it needs. Are plans in place to source them from other Commonwealth countries around the world that have similar investigative procedures? We do not want to go back...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Pa Daly: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the planned reforms to GSOC, including whether she envisages an increase in funding for any new body to replace it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35896/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Pa Daly: I ask for the Minister's views on the planned reforms to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. She will have seen the 2021 report it released, which mentions the sustained increase in caseload and its preparations for the expanded mandate. Does she envisage any increase in funding for any new body to replace GSOC? Will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: ...the policing security and community safety Bill and the Garda Síochána (powers) Bill is taking place at the Joint Committee on Justice. This comes after a debate on both Bills. The power of the GSOC to look into historical cases is important, especially in the so-called Kerry babies case. There still has been no explanation as to how five or six members of the same family in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Pa Daly: ...judicial review option is open to members of An Garda Síochána and they have not been shy about using it in the past when they feel they have been subject to an unfair investigation. We probably all share concerns about GSOC. I agree it can be cumbersome and inefficient, but I believe it is under-resourced. Time and again, members of the public and ex-members of GSOC have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Pa Daly: ...was evidence of racial bias or hatred. Are there any such statistics based on complaints in Ireland? Mr. Collins might be able to outline whether there are statistical data about complaints to GSOC or criminal complaints made by members of the Traveller community which had a racial element and did not proceed to prosecution or conviction perhaps because of inherent bias in the system....

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

Pa Daly: I asked about the difference in the culture between the North and this jurisdiction. Commissioner Harris mentioned in his opening statement investigations by GSOC going on for years without any obligation to inform Garda employees. It is kind of similar to some of the debate that has come from the mid-west area recently in that investigations are going along for a long time. Given some of...

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

Pa Daly: I have a final question for the Garda Inspectorate. On the replacement for GSOC and giving it more powers to conduct investigations into Garda personnel, the Garda Commissioner expressed concerns about possible breaches of human rights that could be disproportionate, unconstitutional and unable to withstand a test in the courts. What is the inspectorate's view on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Pa Daly: It would be important that anyone who had an interaction, which may be the subject of a complaint to GSOC, for example, would have immediate access, either via their legal representative or themselves, to the footage from the body cam. That should be enshrined in any code of practice.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (25 Feb 2021)

Pa Daly: 221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she anticipates receiving and publishing the latest GSOC annual report. [10637/21]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (27 Jan 2021)

Pa Daly: ...in Clonee. It is important that public faith in An Garda Síochána is preserved and upheld. Accountability on the part of our police service is a cornerstone of this. The importance of the independence of GSOC cannot be overstated. It must be independent and it must be seen to be independent. The programme for Government contains a welcome commitment in respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (27 Jan 2021)

Pa Daly: 619. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current grades of staff employed at GSOC; and the number of staff employed within each grade in tabular form. [3586/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (27 Jan 2021)

Pa Daly: 620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of investigations which had to be referred back to An Garda Síochána from GSOC in order to be completed in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form. [3587/21]