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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Brian Stanley: Okay. That is No. 1241, the second item of correspondence from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Brian Stanley: Is that proposal agreed? Agreed. Deputy Carthy is as láthair. Next is No. 1241 B from Mr. Justice Rory MacCabe, chairperson of GSOC, dated 11 May 2022, providing information requested by the committee during our meeting with GSOC on 7 April 2022. It is proposed to note and publish this correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. Deputy Catherine Murphy flagged this for discussion.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Yes, for some additional information. We should ask GSOC if any of the protected disclosures that were made were against GSOC itself. It would be useful to have a clarification regarding those that were assessed by an independent or external consultant and, if so, the cost for doing that. Sometimes it is useful and important that things are done externally. It is just to get that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Brian Stanley: To clarify, it is if there were any protected disclosures made against GSOC itself.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Brian Stanley: ...international comparisons and a breakdown of the circumstances in which the referrals arose. Section 102(1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 requires the Garda Commissioner to refer matters to GSOC that appear to the Garda Commissioner to indicate that the conduct of a member or members of An Garda Síochána may have resulted in the death of, or serious harm to, a person....