Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 December 2016
133. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure in setting up the terms of reference for five inquiries to be established under section 42 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, as amended, following the work of the IRM; and the persons or bodies that will be consulted. [38281/16]
View answerThe five inquiries to which the Deputy refers are to be established following my acceptance of recommendations by the panel of the Independent Review Mechanism.
Officials in my Department have consulted with the Office of the Attorney General with regard to matters concerning the establishment of these inquiries and their terms of reference. Draft terms of reference have been prepared. In accordance with section 42 (3A) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, as amended, there is a requirement to consult with the Policing Authority with regard to these draft terms of reference. This consultation process has been commenced. When the consultation process with the Policing Authority has been completed, I will be in a position to proceed to the establishment of these inquiries.
In order to keep the persons whose complaints have let to the decision to establish the section 42 inquiries updated on the matter, my Department wrote to each of the complainants recently informing them of the proposed scope for the inquiry relating to their particular complaint.
