Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to publish the Haddington Road review; whether the Garda Síochána Inspectorate has completed its examination of the absence of a robust system for dealing with under-performance in the Garda Síochána; and whether any action has been taken by the inspectorate, or with the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, to implement a process to deal with internal disciplinary investigations. [33608/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Haddington Road Agreement provides for a review of An Garda Síochána with the following terms of reference:

To review and make recommendations on the use by An Garda Síochána of the resources available to it, with the objective of achieving and maintaining the highest levels of efficiency and effectiveness in its operation and administration. The review shall encompass all aspects of the operation and administration of An Garda Síochána, including:

-the structure, organisation and staffing of An Garda Síochána;

-the deployment of members and civilian staff to relevant and appropriate roles;

-the remuneration and conditions of service of members of An Garda Síochána, including an evaluation of annualised hours/shift pay arrangements

-the appropriate structures and mechanism for the future resolution of matters relating to pay, industrial relations and attendant matters

The review is progressing in two parts. The Garda Síochána Inspectorate, as the statutory independent body charged with ensuring that "the resources available to the Garda Síochána are used so as to achieve and maintain the highest levels of efficiency and effectiveness in its operation and administration, as measured by reference to the best standards of comparable police services" is undertaking the review of the structure, organisation and staffing of An Garda Síochána; and the deployment of members and civilian staff to relevant and appropriate roles. Mr Raymond McGee, former deputy chair of the Labour Court, is undertaking the remaining elements of the review.

The work of the Inspectorate and of Mr Magee is being conducted independently of my Department and is ongoing. I am not, therefore, in a position to comment on any recommendations that might be contained in their final reports. I fully expect, however, that the reports will be published in due course.

On the matter of the disciplinary processes that apply to members of An Garda Síochána I would refer the Deputy to the Garda Síochána Acts 2005-2007 and the Garda Síochána (Discipline) Regulations 2007 which provide a detailed framework for the investigation of alleged breaches of discipline and for sanctions up to and including the dismissal of a member of the Force.