Seanad debates
Tuesday, 9 December 2003
Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Second Stage.
I recently came across a case where the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland attempted to get information, as I understand it, about certain activities along the Border but the Garda could not give that information to the police ombudsman on the basis that the ombudsman was not a police force. If that lacuna exists, we should rectify it. Perhaps the Minister would outline his current thinking on that because it is important that as much information as possible is given to the ombudsman if alleged activities occur and the Garda is in possession of that information.
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