Written answers

Tuesday, 28 February 2017

Department of Justice and Equality

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the advice she would provide to a person (details supplied) who has made numerous complaints to An Garda Síochána between 2004 and 2013, which in the person's view were not investigated satisfactorily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9656/17]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the investigation of criminal offences is a matter for the Garda Síochána. A person who has concerns about the response to a crime that they have reported, may wish to raise this with their local Garda Superintendent or with the local Garda Victim Service Offices which are located in every Garda Division, the contact details of which are available on the Garda website.

It is of course open to any person who has a concern about the behaviour of members of the Garda Síochána to register a complaint with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) which is the independent body established by law, with extensive powers, to investigate any allegations of Garda wrongdoing.

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