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Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Jackie Cahill: ...in the manner in which the death of Shane was prosecuted and the State is continuing to fail them in the manner in which their complaints around investigation and prosecution have been handled by GSOC. Shane's death is a personal tragedy for the O'Farrell family and it is also a tragedy in terms of the light it has shone on the dysfunctionality of many elements of our criminal justice...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: ...I say "No" if I do not believe there is any justification or any benefit in having such an inquiry. In this instance, I believe there is a benefit in having an inquiry. This is not simply because I think the GSOC report has left questions that need to be answered, but because the circumstances of this case go beyond issues in respect of members of An Garda Síochána. I...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: ...loss. We are all of the view that there were serious failings and shortcomings in the period prior to which Shane O’Farrell lost his life. During a thorough and lengthy criminal investigation, GSOC examined each of the 56 allegations or concerns put to it.. The report on the criminal investigation, published in recent days, addresses each issue in turn. While it found no...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...Shane. I was surprised at what the Minister said in an earlier debate. I know he was not in government at the time but he made ridiculous comments about the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and the inquiry. We want to support GSOC, but as I said it is toothless, useless and fruitless. That is what it is proving to be for the O'Farrell family and for many others....

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Gino Kenny: I want to address what the Minister said earlier about withdrawing the remark about the GSOC report. I will not be withdrawing any remark. I will reiterate what I said earlier. It was a complete whitewash. I would like the Minister to withdraw his remark that I was jumping on some bandwagon because this report was a whitewash. It was an insult to the O'Farrell family. Shane would be...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: ...Deputies for making a criticism of a very important oversight body looking into the so-called guardians of the peace in this country. It has not come out of the blue that people are critical of GSOC. He does not talk about himself but Deputy Gino Kenny was complaint No. 1 to GSOC when it opened. I queued with him outside the building on Abbey Street. His complaint was about the...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Catherine Connolly: ...background to the young boy who died, so it is particularly painful. I have taken the trouble to read the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission report in full. I am reluctantly here to criticise GSOC. I do not wish to, as we want the mechanisms to work. That is the reason they were set up. We do not wish to have independent inquiries or more commissions of investigation if we...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Seán Sherlock: ...be honoured and that his family can seek to have justice done on foot of the failures and omissions that are so glaringly obvious. These failures and omissions have been well articulated in the GSOC report, notwithstanding the critiques of that report. It states it is absolutely necessary to ensure some sort of public intervention that seeks to consider everything inherent within this...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: ...relevant not only to the particular case at hand, but to many other cases around the country which have involved similar situations. We are all aware of them. We are all aware of the role that GSOC has played in many cases in which people have made legitimate complaints about Garda inaction or inappropriate action. While the Minister's defence of GSOC has been very valiant on this...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...of the substantive issue. The individual who mowed down innocent Shane O'Farrell should not have been behind the wheel of any car. He should not have been in a position to do what he did. The GSOC report has found that gardaí did not act criminally. I believe, however, it is fair and just for us to say and incumbent on all to recognise that there were very deep failings on the...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: A nice soundbite perhaps but completely inaccurate. Other Deputies cried that there had been a cover up. These are unacceptable remarks by elected Members of this House about GSOC -----

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ----- I would ask the Deputies to withdraw them. GSOC has a deserved reputation for calling it as it is, whether that involves criticism of the Garda Síochána, the Government or whoever, to suggest that it would participate in a cover up or a whitewash is deplorable and should be withdrawn. Leaving that to one side, I will say that the failings identified by GSOC are very...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The previous Taoiseach and Tánaiste, who met with the O’Farrell family in late 2016 have stressed that they would examine whether any further action was warranted once the GSOC investigation is completed. While the criminal investigation has now concluded there is still an investigation under way that could result in a recommendation for disciplinary action against one or more...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ..., failure to imprison and failure to protect. Zigimantas Gradzuiska should not have been at liberty and there was a failure to protect Shane O'Farrell. There are serious deficiencies with the GSOC report. I can assure the Minister that I will certainly not withdraw my remarks. I will not impugn the motivations of GSOC, nor did I in my remarks on previous occasions, but this is a bad...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Declan Breathnach: ...again for a full and open inquiry that will get to the bottom of and expose the issues and serious flaws in our judicial system in this country. It is blatantly obvious to anyone reading the current GSOC report that there is an added danger that criminals can move willy-nilly in and out of our jurisdiction, unimpeded by their records not being properly shared by the justice departments and...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ...and events are fully investigated so that the lessons of this tragic loss are learned and applied to prevent other families suffering similar losses in the future; notes that: — the Oireachtas established the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) in 2006 with the statutory responsibility to deal with complaints concerning the conduct of members of An Garda...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Niamh Smyth: ...prosecuted, and it is continuing to fail them in the manner in which their complaints around the investigation and the prosecution are being handled by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. Shane's death is a personal tragedy for the O'Farrell family as a light has been shone on a dysfunction in many elements of our criminal justice system. There is a systematic...

Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: ...the collision, the car in which Mr. Gradzuiska was travelling was stopped by Gardaí and was noted to be unroadworthy and without a National Car Test certificate; and — in January 2012, a complaint was made to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) regarding the conduct and role of An Garda Síochána in the above matters, and a report into part of the...