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Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: ...our streets, parks and green spaces. However, my worry is that the reluctance previously displayed by the Garda will continue. Members of the Garda are worried that they will end up in front of GSOC or in court. Therefore, there needs to be balance in this issue. We need assurances from the Minister that whatever legislation is passed in this House, there will be follow-up on it. We...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)

Seán Crowe: ...by the previous Administration. People say that there was cronyism and there is anger and frustration among voters about what happened previously. There have been scandals. One looks at the recent GSOC scandal and what many people would regard as the stroke politics of the Minister for Health in respect of the debacle that led to a Minister of State walking out of Government over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland - Time to Deal with the Past: Amnesty International (6 Mar 2014)

Seán Crowe: ..., yet there is a disparity. Families in the State have initiated investigations by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland in respect of the failings of the RUC, yet there is no similar system for a GSOC investigation of the Garda Síochána. The same applies to historic inquiries. People have difficulties with that. There is a lack of support to victims and victims'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Review of Foreign Policy and External Relations: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (26 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: ...to be something that was not just set in stone, but something organic that would grow and that we would learn from best practice. I know there are proposals relating to looking at changes relating to GSOC and so on. This controversy has highlighted the fact that there are inadequacies on both sides of the Border in respect of the structures that are there. We can learn from each other....

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: The reaction by the Government to the GSOC crisis highlights its worrying dysfunctionality. What do I mean by this? The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, who is also the Minister for Defence, wields unprecedented power that, if abused, could realistically undermine the most important institutions of the State. When the news broke that one of the most important...