Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 162: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases the Garda Ombudsman processed in 2010; if he will provide a table of the results of these appeals; the highest rank of Garda that had a finding against them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14821/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The 2010 Annual Report of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has been submitted to my Department in accordance with section 80 (1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. The Annual Report will be launched officially by the Ombudsman Commission today, Thursday 9 June 2011. Copies of the report will be available in the Oireachtas Library and on GSOC's website, www.gardaombudsman.ie.

In accordance with the details set out in GSOC's Annual Report for 2010, I have been informed that the following details illustrate the complaints processed during the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, inclusive.

I have also been informed by GSOC that of the cases closed by the Commission during 2010, there were 106 findings where complaints against members of An Garda Síochána were substantiated as a result of investigation.

With regard to the information in relation to the highest rank of Garda that had a finding against them I have requested the information sought from GSOC and I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.