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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Inquiries (5 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...of the Attorney General on how best to proceed, given the fact that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission was still investigating certain matters in relation to the case.Following the conclusion of the GSOC investigation, I appointed retired District Court Judge Gerard Haughton to conduct a scoping exercise into the circumstances leading to Shane's tragic death. I am grateful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (16 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...Deputy that the person referred to had sought the setting up of an inquiry under section 109 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 arising from his dissatisfaction with the progress of his complaint to GSOC. I examined the matter in light of the person's request and, as I am required to do under the Act, I consulted with GSOC. Following that consultation, I decided that there were...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Charles Flanagan: .... The total allocation of €48.9 million for the service includes additional funding of €1.1 million for next year. It has also been possible to allocate additional funding for a number of other areas within the justice and equality Vote, including €500,000 million for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, bringing the total allocation to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: ...Commission is limited in what information it can release at this time but, as stated above, the investigation is now at an advanced stage. We will just have to wait, if there are criminal proceedings, for them to take their course. GSOC confirms that criminal proceedings are being investigated in this case. We note and publish that. The next item of correspondence is from, Mr. Pat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Martin Kenny: ...meet the RSA and that there is movement in that regard. Chapter 13 of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland recommends that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, be superseded by a new complaints body. Has there been any progress in that regard? Where does the Commissioner see that going? It is also recommended that a new oversight board...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (17 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...of the Attorney General on how best to proceed, given the fact that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission was still investigating certain matters in relation to the case.Following the conclusion of the GSOC investigation, I appointed retired District Court Judge Gerard Haughton to conduct a scoping exercise into the circumstances leading to Shane's tragic death. Judge Haughton...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Inquiries (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...of the Attorney General on how best to proceed, given the fact that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission was still investigating certain matters in relation to the case.Following the conclusion of the GSOC investigation, I appointed retired District Court Judge Gerard Haughton to conduct a scoping exercise and to advise me in relation to the case. Judge Haughton subsequently...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...to let members of An Garda Síochána know if there is any particular need or support the victim considers necessary to assist in providing a professional policing service to them. In addition to this information provided to me by the Garda authorities, I have also been advised by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) that in accordance with the Victims of Crime...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...by extending this facility for agreements to encompass non-police bodies that would have functions relevant to the Garda. I am also providing a similar provision that will allow the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, to enter into co-operation agreements with similar police oversight authorities and law enforcement bodies. Currently, GSOC has no such powers. The Bill's...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Niall Ó Donnghaile: .... The legislation before us provides for the Garda to enter into agreements with agencies that are not police but rather those that are comparable to the Policing Authority, the Garda Síochána Inspectorate, GSOC, coroners' inquiries or units such as the anticipated historical investigations unit or the Independent Commission for Information Retrieval. Similarly, it will allow...

Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019) See 2 other results from this debate

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...provide for the Garda to enter into agreements with agencies that are not police but rather those that are comparable to the Policing Authority, the Garda Inspectorate, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, coroners' inquiries or historical related units such as the anticipated historical investigations unit or the independent commission for information retrieval....

Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...police or law enforcement services and the Bill will expand that for non-police bodies that have functions relevant to the Garda. I have included a similar provision that will allow the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, to enter into co-operation agreements with similar police oversight authorities and law enforcement bodies. At present, GSOC has no such powers and the...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: From the Seanad (10 Jul 2019) See 2 other results from this debate

Charles Flanagan: This groups of amendments effectively inserts into the Bill a further provision for situations where a designated officer of GSOC is assisting the coroner, in place of a Garda, in a death which is also the subject of a GSOC investigation under Part 4 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. Section 33 of the Bill already inserts a new section 101A into the Garda Síochána Act...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019) See 2 other results from this debate

Leo Varadkar: As I said earlier in relation to my Department, there are no protected disclosures on hand at present. With regard to GSOC, I do not have that information to hand but I will inform GSOC that Deputy Burton has raised these questions here and I will ask GSOC to provide a reply to her. Deputy McDonald raises some issues about particular protected disclosures. I am conscious that protected...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Proceedings (2 Jul 2019) See 1 other result from this answer

Micheál Martin: ...to the collapse; if he has been in discussions or contact with the Policing Authority regarding same; if discussions with the Garda Commissioner took place on same; if the matter has been referred to GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27970/19]

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Charles Flanagan: ...where the lead investigating agency regarding any criminal proceedings in relation to the death of a person is not an Garda Síochána, but the Defence Forces or the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. This will only arise in a limited number of cases. The amendments specify that the Defence Forces are the lead investigating agency only where the death is that of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019) See 8 other results from this debate

Mr. Drew Harris: As of two weeks ago, the Policing Authority referred this matter to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. It has been accepted by GSOC as an investigation and it is dealing with that as a complaint investigation. An investigation is under way by GSOC. In some ways, that inhibits some of what I might say about that because GSOC has to come to its view on...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Charles Flanagan: .... I should also mention a series of amendments relating to any case where the death that is the subject of the coroner's inquiry is also being investigated by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. Typically, a GSOC investigation will arise if a person dies in a vehicle collision following pursuit by a Garda vehicle, or after...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (12 Jun 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...made on the policing and community safety Bill. The legislation is the vehicle to implement the structural reforms proposed by the O'Toole commission in its report. That involves strengthening GSOC, for example - which I think everyone supports - and turning it into a Garda ombudsman commission. It also contains proposals that were made to establish a Garda board and to also establish a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Irish Prison Service (11 Jun 2019)

Marc MacSharry: ...the Minister of State to get the Minister to acknowledge my call and to give a response. We need to establish an independent inspectorate of the Prison Service, at arm's length from the service, with GSOC-style statutory powers. The Inspector of Prisons does not have the power to insist on documentation, for example, as was the case for the report she recently carried out, whereas a...