Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is the intention to mainstream the Garda Síochána. A reporting body for every body must be set out. Within a company, it would be the management, before they can disclose externally, and the same will apply to the Garda Síochána. While GSOC is a designated recipient of complaints, it would be possible for a member of the Garda Síochána to make an external disclosure should nothing happen after a disclosure to GSOC, for example a garda could make a disclosure directly to the Minister for Justice and Equality. As Members know, the Minister for Justice and Equality will shortly bring forward reforming legislation regarding GSOC, and it will be the appropriate body to receive complaints or suspicions from members of the Garda Síochána in the normal course of their work.