Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 February 2013
59. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views that the Office of the Garda Confidential Recipient is operating in a manner that facilitates and protects gardaí who wish to come forward with complaints of malpractice. [6012/13]
View answerThe Garda Síochána (Confidential Reporting of Corruption or Malpractice) Regulations 2007 provide for the appointment, and functions, of a Confidential Recipient to whom members of the Force can report, in confidence, instances where they believe there may be corruption or malpractice within the Force. The Confidential Recipient is required to transmit each report to the Commissioner but, in doing so, is bound to protect the identity of the confidential reporter. Any communication between the Confidential Recipient and the Commissioner is absolutely confidential and there are strong safeguards in the Regulations for the protection of confidential reporters.
