Results 81-100 of 109 for gsoc speaker:Enda Kenny
- Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: ..., reports and statements? Will any of them refuse to do that in the interests of safety, integrity and credibility? I do not think so. If my recollection is correct, when the chairman of the GSOC spoke he indicated that seven people had access to sensitive material and that somebody leaked that information. I do not know who that was.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: ...and a High Court judge will get all the assistance he needs so he can report within eight weeks. This is about having a structure that works and which has integrity and credibility, both for the GSOC and the Garda Síochána. These are two fundamental aspects of our society. The Minister has already said this is not working-----
- Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: Nor is it acceptable to the Minister that members of the Garda Síochána are a liaison between GSOC and the Garda Síochána. He is not happy-----
- Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: ...should look into the question of the chronology and sequence of events that took place in this matter, which led to the public interest investigation pertaining to safety concerns commenced by GSOC. The Government also mandated the Minister for Justice and Equality, in conjunction with me as Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Attorney General------
- Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: ...today. I expect members may want to discuss this point with him. The opportunity in the terms of reference will be to review and to assess the evidence, if any, of the security breach within the GSOC office, to establish any facts in respect of that and to make recommendations regarding measures to be taken to improve the existing security arrangements at the GSOC offices for the...
- Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: ...of technology and communications. That will be published in the report of a High Court judge and debated in the House. We are trying to ensure the putting in place of more effective systems for GSOC. That will allow those who wish to make complaints to GSOC do so in the knowledge that their complaints will be heard and, if appropriate, acted upon. It should be an effective system and...
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: ...recommendations for amendment, change or addition to this Act. The Government genuinely seeks to have a situation in which there is absolute integrity, a working relationship and working capacity between GSOC and the Garda Commissioner. I make the point that the other day, I heard some comments on the difference between the position here and in Northern Ireland. Whereas the ombudsman...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: ...of finding fact and truth from all the documents, comments and statements, some of which have been quite confusing. It is important that that clarity brings the issue of the integrity of both GSOC and the Garda Síochána right into play here. For that reason, the decision of the Government to have the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality reflect in public...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Minister was given a written brief by the chairman of GSOC.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: Under section 103 of the Act, where an investigation of public interest into the Garda is initiated by GSOC, it is required to report. The Minister for Justice and Equality will go before the Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions. That committee was set up by this Government and it now deals with this purpose. The Minister has no difficulty in going before the committee to...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Government considered the matter this morning. The Minister briefed the Cabinet on the events that have occurred in the GSOC controversy following from the committee's hearing last Wednesday. He also briefed the Cabinet in regard to further information and documentation received from GSOC since then and further technical information he has received regarding the alleged surveillance of...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: .... It is more than two weeks since this controversy developed. The Minister announced that he would be bringing to Cabinet a number of amendments to the Garda Síochána Act 2005 relating to GSOC and it was agreed at today's Cabinet meeting that the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality will be asked to hold hearings for members of the public, agencies and...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: I reject the Deputy's assertion that the Minister for Justice and Equality set out to deliberately undermine GSOC. This is a matter on which there has been a great deal of confusion in the last period.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: I apologised to the House for the reference to section 80(5); I had misquoted the section of the Act. However, the point is that in regard to the responsibility of GSOC which is to oversee the Garda Síochána, when GSOC initiates a public investigation into a matter of public interest, it can only be about the Garda. In that sense, section 103 states that the commission shall...
- Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: ...We will have an opportunity to debate the matter fully. For the third time, I accept that the wording of the legislation in respect of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission does not require GSOC to report to the Minister but the provision in the law means the commission may report to the Minister. I have said to the Deputy's party leader, if she had listened, that if my...
- Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: The GSOC has said it regrets that it did not report the matter to the Minister.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy. He quoted section 80(5) yesterday. There is a clear provision in the law for GSOC to report major issues to the Minister for Justice and Equality. The commission had knowledge that it should have availed of this provision and reported the matter to the Minister. GSOC discussed that and decided not to do so. The commission regretted that decision and said so to the...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy. I reject his assertion that I intended in any way to undermine the independence of GSOC. On the contrary, I was very clear about maintaining its independence, integrity and its oversight responsibility of the Garda. The provision is in the law that GSOC may report to the Minister for Justice and Equality-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: GSOC is appearing before the committee this afternoon, and I am quite sure the issues which require clarification will be dealt with by the commissioners when they attend. The Deputy made a point about bugging devices. GSOC made it clear there was no specific concern which led to the security sweep. The commission concluded there was no definitive evidence of unauthorised technical or...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: I respect absolutely GSOC and I think it is important that GSOC would have every opportunity to state for the record in public session and that the chairman and the members of the board of the commission are absolutely satisfied with the independence and integrity of the way that they are entitled to do their business. Now, I cannot direct them to do that. It is important that the...