Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he has taken or plans to take arising from the report of the Hartnett inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27036/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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My predecessor has already accepted the findings of the Hartnett Report as has the Garda Commissioner.

Nonetheless I am constrained in what I can say due to the fact that civil proceedings have been instituted by the Rossiter family and those proceedings are ongoing. In addition an inquest into Brian Rossiter's death is also ongoing.

However, I can say that the Garda Commissioner has directed an Assistant Commissioner to examine the full Report and to assess, in accordance with legal advice whether any disciplinary or criminal issues arise. In the light of the advices received a Chief Superintendent has been appointed under the Garda Siochana (Discipline) Regulations 2007.