Results 21-40 of 81 for gsoc speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (15 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has read the full GSOC Special Report from May 2013 to the then Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence issued pursuant to Section 80(5) of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005; and her plans to publish the report with the appropriate redactions. [1932/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (15 Jan 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the promotion of any member of An Garda Síochána under investigation over matters of serious public importance in the GSOC Special Report from May 2013 issued pursuant to Section 80(5) of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005; and her views on the promotion of such a member of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...regarding a member of An Garda Síochána made to a senior member of An Garda Síochána are dealt with, that is, if the internal procedure is invoked or are all complaints directly referred to GSOC. [47410/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the information released to a complainant following the completion of a report by GSOC. [47411/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the information the complainant to GSOC is entitled to following the submission of recommendations to the Garda Commissioner. [47412/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the time period a Garda Commissioner has to implement recommendations made by GSOC. [47413/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a complainant to GSOC receives a copy of the recommendations made to the Garda Commissioner. [47414/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the statistics relating to the implementation of recommendations made by GSOC by the Garda Commissioner. [47415/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the recommendations made to the Garda Commissioner by GSOC that are not implemented that is figures since the inception of GSOC. [47416/14]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...weeks. I, and my party, will be continuing to push for this as we believe that it is integral to the reform of policing in this State. For example, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, did not have the ability to oversee the Garda Commissioner. I am happy that this Bill will rectify that in section 7. For the first time the Garda Commissioner will be brought within...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...with their child. However, there should be documentary evidence or paper trail that demonstrates that. The Minister is right to say that we must await the outcome of the current examination by GSOC. However, I am alarmed by the situation. Everybody in the country was focused on the issue of penalty points, but if it emerges that after the investigations of last year by the Committee...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (24 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...of the scene, the questioning of witnesses and the people in the house and procedures. There were serious concerns from the get-go not only among the family but also in the wider community. When GSOC sought to investigate the matter initially, it did so pursuant to section 94(5) of the 2005 Act, which provides for a supervised investigation. It had to change the nature of the...

Cooke Report: Statements (19 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...submitted to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission even after four years. This very important public interest investigation was repeatedly delayed because of the appalling lack of co-operation from the senior management of An Garda Síochána. I understand that GSOC released not only a seven-page summary document of its report to the Department, but submitted a...

Public Sector Management (Appointment of Senior Members of the Garda Síochána) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...while at the same time creating a space whereby real criticism and analysis can take place. Minor complaints, such as how a Garda in a station dismissed somebody's concerns, should not have to go through the legalities of GSOC. That type of issue should be resolved by local Garda management with the Garda involved feeling comfortable in saying that he or she could have handled that...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...it together. When the Garda Síochána Bill was enacted in 2005, my party colleagues in the House at the time said that it did not go far enough and that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, did not have the powers to carry out its responsibilities. For example, the office did not have the ability to oversee the Garda Commissioner. In recent times, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It made a lot of sense to me that at our previous hearings GSOC suggested that the more minor complaints from the public or from members of An Garda Síochána should be dealt with in an informal resolution process. I note that Ms O'Loan's detailed submission also includes that recommendation. I am interested to hear the views of Ms O'Loan and of the acting Garda Commissioner.

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the Garda Inspectorate and a codified system, and made other welcome changes. However, from the beginning my party said it did not go far enough. We strongly felt the powers of GSOC were insufficient in that the Garda Commissioner was not accountable to it and it could not initiate investigations. We also felt it did not have enough resources...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It might be useful if the Garda Inspectorate, and possibly GSOC, could make a submission to this process around the international practice. Why should the two organisations continue to exist? How can they complement each other's work? In fairness, Mr. Olson goes some way in that direction in his submission but with the contribution of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, it would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...in terms of the rights of members of the Garda Síochána. The other issues raised were that these investigations can be expensive and the money is taken from the Garda budget rather than the GSOC budget. These are reasonable points. There is wide consensus that we need to give GSOC more powers and also to listen to the experience of serving members of the Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...under investigation, whether in the private or public sector, has a right to due process and to defend himself. This has been missing from the debate. There is agreement that we need more powers for GSOC, but we also need to be clear about the rights of members of the Garda Síochána, who have the same rights as any other citizen to defend themselves under due process. The...