Results 1-4 of 4 for gsoc speaker:Cathal Berry

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Cathal Berry: ...of the Policing Authority and An Garda Síochána Inspectorate into the policing and community safety authority, if only to reduce the number of layers and streamline the oversight process. It will reduce duplication and simplify the process. I welcome the changes to GSOC. They are not perfect, but creating a new office of the police ombudsman makes sense. Reducing three...

Appointment of Member and Chair of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (15 Dec 2021)

Cathal Berry: ...ochána Ombudsman Commission. Having reviewed his CV, I think he is eminently suitable for the role. Not only is he suitable as an individual, but also, collectively, it makes sense to appoint him to GSOC. There is a fair amount of diversity of backgrounds and skill sets in GSOC now. There is Emily Logan, with a background in management, human rights and children's rights, and Hugh...

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (27 Jan 2021)

Cathal Berry: ...complete confidence in An Garda Síochána in the performance of its duties. The PAS got the mix just right from the perspective of gender and expertise which is a very good thing. I welcome both nominees to GSOC and will support both. I wish the outgoing commissioners, Dr. Kieran Fitzgerald and Patrick O'Sullivan, the best. I thank them for their service in recent years and...

Perjury and Related Offences Bill [Seanad] 2018: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jul 2020)

Cathal Berry: ...that. There has also been significant stakeholder engagement. He liaised with, for example, the Bar Council of Ireland, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, ICCL, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and a host of others including industry representatives such as Irish Small and Medium Employers, ISME. All of that engagement will come to nothing unless we...