Results 81-100 of 143 for gsoc speaker:Mick Wallace

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: It is good to see the Minister here. She referred to a change to section 106 that would allow GSOC to examine policies, practices and procedures. Does it come under this section?

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: ...strength that they were more or less the boss. The Minister of State rightly mentioned that there has not been a wonderful relationship between the Garda authority and the commissioners in GSOC. Having three commissioners rather than one head to deal with resulted in a lot of cat and mouse being played. As it turns out the senior ranks of the Garda did not seem to be answerable to...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Mick Wallace: It makes a mockery of the notion of strengthening GSOC if a veto is left in place. It is imperative that under no circumstances should the Minister have a veto in this situation. I will table an amendment to that section when the time comes.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Mick Wallace: On that topic, expecting things to be done in the spirit of things is one reason GSOC has been so fettered for a number of years. From discussions with GSOC, I am aware that this is a huge problem for the commission. It is far too open-ended and the potential for non-co-operation without a serious restriction being put in place is too easily abused on the part of the police force.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Mick Wallace: ...it all. As recommended by the United Nations, most recently in the concluding comments of the Human Rights Committee in July 2014, section 106 has been amended in the Government's draft to allow GSOC independence to initiate investigations into the practices, policies and procedures of the Garda. Prior to this, the Minister's consent was required before GSOC could initiate any such...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...all the right noises but political and ministerial control of the Garda Síochána remains rigidly in place. The two amendments that carry most significance in terms of strengthening the powers of GSOC have been imposed on the Government by international law and as such, the Government cannot claim this is as a progressive move. In regard to those amendments, the expansion of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (18 Nov 2014)

Mick Wallace: 294. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the recommendations that criminal proceedings be issued against a named garda following the investigation by GSOC into the criminal activities of the gardaí who were involved in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44096/14]

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...Síochana Ombudsman Commission. The organisation is still seriously underfunded. It still bears all the hallmarks of an organisation that was designed to fail. The Taoiseach talked about giving GSOC power to investigate the Commissioner and then the Government introduced a veto for the Minister for Justice and Equality. Why did the Taoiseach tolerate his backbencher and former...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...some things, though obviously in time we will make some matters public. I am also disappointed that the Minister has turned down an opportunity to allow section 106 to be used to consider the Corrib issue. GSOC itself asked for this under the former Government. It would demonstrate a new intent on behalf of the new Minister for Justice and Equality if she had a rethink on this....

Public Sector Management (Appointment of Senior Members of the Garda Síochána) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jun 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...an unfair attempt to try to salvage the Government's reputation. A politicised Garda Síochána and the bias of the Government towards it resulted in the vitriolic and unfair treatment of the Garda ombudsman in the GSOC bugging scandal, a bias which continues with the unfair and untrue allegations that it has breached a statutory duty. Although the Government has confirmed that...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...and the Garda Síochána. The JPCs should feed into the board, and given that they would be answerable to the independent police board, it is expected that we would see more of an appetite for engaging, from both sides. The reforms of GSOC contained in our Bill recognise that its remit was always intended to be investigatory, rather than one of review and oversight. As the United...

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...up in here to tell us how wonderful everything was in the force even though the dogs in the street knew otherwise. They also knew, but there is no culture of holding the Garda Síochána to account because there are no votes in it. The GSOC Boylan report was damning and its annual report, giving out about the lack of co-operation from gardaí, is really serious. However,...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: First Stage (15 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...years past but his party's decision to vote against the Bill last July was very disappointing. However, it is hoped we are heading in the right direction now. I will outline a brief summary of the Bill's intentions. The Bill provides for the reform of GSOC, an new independent police board and the de-politicisation of An Garda Síochána. It will provide for the amendment of...

Estimates for Public Services 2014 - Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Supplementary Estimate) (7 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...six weeks but has not yet confirmed a publication date. How soon does the Government intend to publish this? The entire episode of the alleged bugging of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, merits a full, independent inquiry. The people of Ireland are concerned about it. The Garda Commissioner and the Minister are gone. The Government needs to use this situation...

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: The Minister did not give GSOC the power to deal with them.

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: We can talk about the cost of it - we would all prefer if there were no costs - but that is a separate issue. GSOC is currently involved in a section 98 investigation into the delivery of alcohol to Belmullet Garda station in 2007. Section 106 was drafted to address the precise type of systemic policing issues relating to practices, policies and procedures that have arisen in Corrib. Rank...

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...to love misquoting me. I did not say €16 million did not matter - I said it was "a separate issue". The Minister has loved misquoting me for nearly two years now. Can the Minister explain why GSOC asked to be allowed to investigate the Corrib issues under section 106? Can he tell me why 111 complaints were received from one area? He has said that most of them were inadmissible....

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...will now order an independent inquiry in this regard in view of the fact that he has already refused in December 2013 to exercise his ministerial power to order a practice, policies and procedures GSOC review under section 106 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. [19268/14]

Other Questions: Corrib Gas Field (30 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...called again for an urgent and comprehensive independent inquiry into the policing of the Corrib gas project. Will the Minister finally bow to political public pressure and order an independent GSOC inquiry under section 106 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 or will he wait until the matter escalates into another full-blown wholesale fiasco as he did with the penalty points and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (30 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: ...of citizens under the Constitution and under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR, are adequately protected? Will he consider extending these covert surveillance powers to GSOC in order that it may be on an equal investigatory footing with the Garda? The principle was set out as far back as 2001 in a British case, Jordan v. UK, taken in the European Court of Human...