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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for her response. The reforms to GSOC contained in the policing, security and community safety Bill were dealt with extensively during pre-legislative scrutiny. The proposed reforms were criticised by many stakeholders in the committee. Some criticised the reforms for giving GSOC too many powers, and others criticised them for not giving it enough powers. I ask the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...of resources is a major factor. It was explored in the pre-legislative scrutiny and was highlighted in the wider report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. I am pleased to say GSOC has had unprecedented levels of resources in recent years, with a total allocation of €13.4 million for 2022, marking an increase of more than €2 million in comparison with...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Pa Daly: We can see the importance of dealing with workforce planning in other Departments, such as the Department of Health. The Minister has hit the nail on the head in the question of where GSOC is going to find all the investigators it needs. Are plans in place to source them from other Commonwealth countries around the world that have similar investigative procedures? We do not want to go back...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: On the issue of staffing, like any other organisation, GSOC is planning ahead and identifying the type of staff it needs. It will have to go through the same official process and channels as any other organisation to appoint members. One of the Deputy's first questions concerned the overall improvements to GSOC. One of the issues that has been raised repeatedly is the timeliness of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Pa Daly: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the planned reforms to GSOC, including whether she envisages an increase in funding for any new body to replace it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35896/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Pa Daly: I ask for the Minister's views on the planned reforms to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. She will have seen the 2021 report it released, which mentions the sustained increase in caseload and its preparations for the expanded mandate. Does she envisage any increase in funding for any new body to replace GSOC? Will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...a significant body of work conducted over the past number of years. The proposals in the Bill are comprehensive. They address the structures, independence, remit, and processes and procedures of GSOC. The body will have greater financial independence through its own Vote for the first time. It will have a new CEO, who will assume the responsibility of the Accounting Officer and...