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Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

...across public services. It allows for the kind of arrangement we have in Ireland where one has, for instance, the jurisdiction over the Garda covered by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. It does not require a single ombudsman office covering the whole of the public service. However, it does require that, of the ombudsman offices that exist, there must be...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring: On my experience of Oireachtas committees, in my role in GSOC I have an ongoing relationship with the justice committee but it is usually a matter for them to call us before them. That is, 2020 aside, a yearly appearance. My relationship with the Committee on Public Petitions has been less frequent and, in my experience, it has been seeking clarity as to the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

...remit of certain committees. Generally, whatever the issue, my office has not experienced difficulty in engaging with the relevant committee. As stated by Ms Justice Ring, it is also the case for GSOC. Each of the offices, for instance, An Coimisinéir Teanga, has a good ongoing relationship with the relevant committee. The Office of the Children's Ombudsman also has very strong...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Mr. Peter Tyndall: I will add slightly to that. The principles are very clear that the reporting arrangement between an ombudsman covering the public services, which includes GSOC, should be to Parliament. If there is a review of legislation, that is something I suspect will need some scrutiny. The annual report should, preferably, be laid before Parliament, or the Oireachtas, and then...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring: Following on from that, going back to looking at proposed legislation, in the Garda Síochána Act 2005, which set up Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, we have no statutory power to make any recommendations. Is that something, if there were new legislation, for instance, that should be allowed to continue? We have a very short list of...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring: On the use of the Internet, people can make a complaint to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, on the phone or use a laptop or desktop computer. That is clearly the way forward. We also have provision for a number of languages available when making a complaint because we have seen an increase in that regard. It is a challenge. All...