Results 1-10 of 10 for gsoc speaker:Neasa Hourigan
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 May 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: 534. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints received by GSOC from 2018 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and the number of those complaints that have resulted in a criminal complaint. [24141/23]
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Neasa Hourigan: ...Logan also. There are many moving parts in some of the scrutiny of this and it can be difficult to understand the pathway that we are following here. I want to ask a little bit more about GSOC’s perspective on the proposed legislation but before I do I want to understand the numbers a little bit more in 2019, 2020, and 2021. We saw a large increase in the number of queries...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Neasa Hourigan: I would hope to glean from these figures when going through them if, for example, referrals to GSOC under section 102 of the Act were considered to have been upheld or actioned? They may been the investigations that were opened in the public interest and if we add in some of those numbers, we are still looking at very low levels of complaints being upheld. If one adds them up, it is less...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Neasa Hourigan: I take that point but I presume the witnesses are raising the point because they consider GSOC to be in line with that standard.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Neasa Hourigan: ...in moving away from the requirement for a specific complaint. I want to get the witnesses' perspective. Where there were concerns more generally and where there was not a specific complaint, does GSOC envisage that as a matter for a particular station or area? What would those powers mean for GSOC?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Neasa Hourigan: I want to get some clarity on that. When Ms Logan mentions a different stage does she mean an earlier stage when GSOC is doing some fact-finding?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Neasa Hourigan: When Ms Logan says that GSOC will make a decision can she outline what that looks like? How many people are in a room? Who is making that decision? What is the process within GSOC? I know GSOC goes to the DPP afterwards.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022) Neasa Hourigan: Under these new powers, if they were being taken to investigate an area where GSOC considered that there was some concern, are the witnesses saying there could be three people in the room deciding to take that action; not just one?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022) Neasa Hourigan: I have one final question. I thank the Vice Chairman for her leeway. We spoke to GSOC this morning about the new legislation coming through and the expansion of some of its remit. One of the areas of expansion is the inclusion of the laypeople and non-Garda people who work in Garda stations. Will that change the way the Policing Authority operates, or will it have any impact on the work...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022) Neasa Hourigan: Yes, civilian workers will now come under GSOC and it seems it can include them in its work. Will that have a knock-on effect on the Policing Authority's work?