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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (23 Feb 2022) See 2 other results from this debate

Micheál Martin: ...an update on the current situation. I am not familiar with the case that Deputy Murphy has raised. With regard to the level at which inquiries need to take place, whether internal or external, GSOC is there. The Deputy indicated the Garda is doing an internal inquiry at present. Is this the case?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: We will request that. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 1054B is from Judge Rory McCabe, the chairman of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, dated 8 February 2022. It provides the information that was requested by the committee regarding the impact of industrial relations issues in An Garda Síochána on GSOC’s investigations and aspects of its work that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...their concerns and be confident they will be listened to and that those concerns will be addressed. We have a robust system of Garda oversight in place, including the introduction of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, which was established in 2005. My Department is in the process of further strengthening our oversight structures through the policing, security and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Micheál Martin: Hear me out. We have GSOC in respect of the Garda-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill: Discussion (15 Feb 2022) See 29 other results from this debate

.... The Bill raises serious concerns about the constitutional, privacy, human and other rights of the members we represent. There is a clear absence of fair procedure evident in the new powers proposed for GSOC. The association has had serious issues with GSOC and some of the investigations it has carried out on our members. The extended powers it is proposed to give GSOC seem to be...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Martin Kenny: It is one of those oxymorons we have to deal with. I note the increase in funding for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. One of the biggest difficulties many people have with GSOC is that the inquiries it carries out often require that it second members of An Garda Síochána from other areas to do investigations. There is certainly an impression among people...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022) See 4 other results from this debate

Brian Stanley: ...It provides information requested by the committee into reports of unofficial strike action by senior officers in An Garda Síochána, and its impact on the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission's, GSOC, investigations. This was raised by members here. The Secretary General states that while both GSOC and An Garda Síochána are statutorily independent, the...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: ...using both our sergeants and inspectors. I ask the Minister to reconsider that particular part. I am under pressure for time and I also want to deal with Part 6 of the Bill which deals with GSOC. There is some concern that some part of Part 6 may be unconstitutional. The Commissioner has made a submission to the Minister. The representative associations, certainly the GRA, are very...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jan 2022)

Brian Stanley: ...mid-term break, we are looking at two months gone. Could we amalgamate two of the meetings on policing? There are meetings with the Policing Authority, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and An Garda Síochána. We are having three-hour rather than two-hour meetings now. The Garda Síochána appropriations accounts would need a separate day by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (26 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...incident involving the Gardaí that results in the death or serious harm of a person, the shooting of Mr George Nkencho is being fully investigated by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), which is the independent statutory body established to investigate such incidents. As GSOC is statutorily independent in its operation and administration, it would not be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jan 2022) See 4 other results from this debate

Brian Stanley: ...for the matter. We might ask it for a comprehensive response. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 970B, from Ms Aileen Healy, director of administration in the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, dated 14 December 2021, is a response to correspondence the committee received from the Department of Justice regarding GSOC's resourcing. Members may recall this being raised last...

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports from 2017 to 2020 and Related Matters: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (20 Jan 2022)

...in more general terms. I would welcome the power to conduct own initiative inquiries. The Ombudsman for public services in Ireland has it, as do the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman services. It is a power that has been generally provided to ombudsman institutions around the globe, so that would be very welcome.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2021) See 4 other results from this debate

Brian Stanley: ..., providing information requested by the committee regarding media reports of an official strike action by senior officers and its impacts on investigations by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. We will not publish this item because the information has been provided on a confidential basis and because it concerns an industrial relations dispute. The chief...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Bodies (16 Dec 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...of Publications Board 0 Courts Service Board 18 Garda Síochána Inspectorate 3 Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) 2 Members and new Chair recommended for appointment International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) 51 Judicial Appointments...

Appointment of Member and Chair of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (15 Dec 2021) See 9 other results from this debate

Catherine Connolly: ...questioned whether politicians "are actually committed to meaningful independent oversight of the gardaí". That should spur us all on to reflect on whether we are. If we are, how have we allowed GSOC to exist without adequate resources and without listening to it year after year? The latest GSOC report is the fifteenth it has published. The Government received the report on time...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Micheál Martin: I said I would reflect on it. I am not clear where we can take it given the fact that the Garda and GSOC were involved. It is not for me to comment. I commend the Deputy on raising the matter. I know it is in the Village magazine as well, but I think the steps that can be taken are beyond my remit at this stage. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan raised safeguarding of vulnerable adults. He makes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...Year Files Opened Files Still Pending 2018 284 73 2019 291 93 2020 300 114 Total 875 280 GSOC Complaints (matters that originated as a result of GSOC Complaints – Section 94(1), 94(5) and Section 95 Investigations) Year File...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (23 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...our legal system and people will never be entirely satisfied with their conclusions. It is a very challenging situation. What we need to do is build up permanent systems. We established the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. People are unhappy with GSOC. It was to hold gardaí to account for any misdeeds. Deputy Tóibín spoke about white-collar crime....

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...