Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
86. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans in relation to the cases submitted to his office on 17 October 2013 by residents from across the State in relation to allegations of Garda malpractice. [45975/13]
View answerOn 17 October 2013 my office was handed correspondence from 24 individuals. These letters contained a variety of expressions of dissatisfaction in relation to the handling or outcome of complaints that had previously been made. Some of these complaints date back a number of years, and some relate to bodies other than the Garda Síochána. This correspondence has been acknowledged and will now need to be carefully examined in order to see whether the individuals concerned have availed in each case of the appropriate mechanisms for the consideration of such complaints.
As the Deputy will appreciate, until this examination is complete I will not be in a position to come to a conclusion as to whether options remain for the further consideration of these complaints, or whether the individuals concerned have exhausted all available mechanisms but are simply dissatisfied with the outcome.
I will of course respond to all of this correspondence as soon as possible.
