Seanad debates
Wednesday, 9 April 2003
Garda Síochána (Police Co-Operation) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages.
While the Garda Commissioner and Chief Constable may decide that a Garda officer will sit on the Northern Ireland selection board, the composition of a selection board in another jurisdiction is not something for which we can legislate. However, if the Commissioner and Chief Constable agree, as may well be the case, that a senior member of the Garda Síochana will sit on a Northern Ireland selection board, I presume that would only be in the light of a reciprocal arrangement whereby we would agree that a senior member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland could sit on our interview boards. It is a matter that can safely be left to regulation following discussion between the Chief Constable and the Commissioner.
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