Results 41-60 of 139 for gsoc speaker:Clare Daly

Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (11 Apr 2017)

Clare Daly: ...evil to survive is for good men to stay silent and do nothing. There are deep cultural problems but they have to be tackled from the top. The Commissioner's intervention today around referring cases to GSOC was wholly inappropriate when that type of systemic abuse of the breath test could not possibly be down to individuals; it is a systems failure. It is about time we dealt with it.

An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)

Clare Daly: ...integrity of the system and the public interest is very important also. The Tánaiste needed to have an independent external investigation so she sent that to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. That was three years ago; nothing happened. Why should we accept another review when the reviews that have been done made recommendations which have not been...

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Clare Daly: ...of a victims ombudsman as a central point of contact for dealing with complaints. As it stands, the Bill provides for information to be given on how to complain to the Garda, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, but those organisations would not be fit for purpose in this regard and an Ombudsman office would be far preferable.

Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2017)

Clare Daly: ...s utterances on reform and accountability are belied by the experience on the ground. We do not have proper oversight, and that is not only my view. Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring, the chairperson of GSOC, has demanded increased legislative powers supported by the justice committee precisely because we do not have proper oversight. We do not have an independent Policing Authority. A...

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: ...this, brought in legislation, it was not enough. The Minister has already accepted that the recommendations of the justice committee, which we released and which argued for a massive strengthening of the GSOC oversight and the role of the Policing Authority, should be looked at and addressed. We said that two years ago. If the Government had done it then, we might not be in the mess we...

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: That was three years ago but the money has not been spent by GSOC. Nothing has been done to call those individuals to account. We need an overhaul of GSOC with more funds and fresh blood from outside with the power of the Garda to launch a criminal investigation into these matters. My last point relates to the sitting Commissioner. It is untenable to have a Commissioner who is the subject...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (16 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: ...from the Tullamore-Clara area were sent in to the independent review mechanism and these five cases were under the same superintendent and gardaí from this area and 100 complaints were made to GSOC regarding these particular persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7798/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (7 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the outcome of the GSOC inquiry will be signed off and responded to by the Garda Commissioner with regard to a case that was before the independent review mechanism (details supplied). [5438/17]

Committee Report on Garda Oversight and Accountability: Motion (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: .... 7 o’clock It is a matter of record that many of the recommendations contained in the report and the Minister's Bill were made by us a number of years ago during the debate on the first GSOC and Policing Authority Bills. I am not saying this to score points, but people have suffered as a result of some of these provisions not being available during the two years since the most...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: ...on sex workers. That bolsters the point I made last night that already sex workers are very vulnerable to exploitation by the Garda who are in a position of power. There were 70 reports to GSOC of threats and demands for sexual favours from the Garda. The health and policing implications are important as well. The conclusion of the British report is that the sex buyer law is based on...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: ...play? We know that many people are highly vulnerable from the point of view of immigration status. They are also highly vulnerable to further exploitation and threats. For example, 70 complaints were made to GSOC from sex workers about gardaí attempting to exploit them and demanding sexual favours. How much worse will this be when the legislation is changed? HIV Ireland has...

Other Questions: Protected Disclosures (16 Dec 2016)

Clare Daly: ...that the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality unanimously adopted a report which was published yesterday and which highlighted the shortcomings in Garda oversight, one of which relates to GSOC. It is very convenient for the Tánaiste to say she cannot talk about a matter because GSOC is dealing with it. Nothing that GSOC is dealing with is relevant to the...

Other Questions: Protected Disclosures (16 Dec 2016)

Clare Daly: The legislation the Tánaiste brought forward means she is the only person who can hold the Garda Commissioner to account. Her legislation means GSOC cannot do the job the Tánaiste is telling us it is empowered to do. It does not have the power to discipline senior officers. In the context of the cases to which the Tánaiste referred, which are before GSOC, she is aware that...

Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2016)

Clare Daly: ...the Tánaiste think is normal or okay? We have an enormous crisis of confidence inside An Garda Síochána, primarily and largely centred on the role of the Garda Commissioner. The civilian head of An Garda Síochána, GSOC and the courts are investigating these matters but the Tánaiste seems to be okay with delegating to others her legal responsibility for doing...

Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2016)

Clare Daly: ...of the force when she was actually in direct receipt of 14 letters outlining precisely the situation. She has been the subject of a detailed section 41 complaint on which the Minister has been briefed. We are awaiting GSOC's finding. She has lost the support of the ranks of the force by intervening in a partisan way in their legitimate pay claim with threats of martial law. Why has the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Clare Daly: ...the Garda? Is it the fact that there are now three oversight bodies? How would the inspectorate see its relationship with the Policing Authority and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC? Some have said it is a bit cumbersome having three oversight bodies. Would it be preferable to marry them into one overarching organisation? I see a particular role for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Clare Daly: It is very difficult to get an answer. How many protected disclosures would have been made directly to the Commissioner as distinct from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Clare Daly: ...domain at the end of annual reports and all the rest of it. I do not know why the Commissioner could not tell us how many protected disclosures she has received, as distinct from those which have gone to GSOC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Clare Daly: ...to do their job properly because of that lack of co-operation. Is the Commissioner aware of that situation? What steps has she taken to address the deficit and what could be viewed as the frustration of GSOC complaints because of lack of Garda co-operation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Clare Daly: I am somewhat at a loss as to why, if all these processes are in place, GSOC and the whistleblowers are not happy. How can there be such a contradiction between the public statements the Garda authorities are making about how everything is grand and things are improving and the direct opposite position that is being set out by GSOC and the whistleblowers? The witnesses have said they were...