Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2017
86. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has been notified of a complaint (details supplied) regarding An Garda Síochána and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; the action she will take with regard to the complaint; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8085/17]
View answerIn the absence of any specific details of the matters referred to in the Deputy's question I cannot say if these have been notified to me or my Department.
Nonetheless, I can inform the Deputy that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) was established as a statutory independent body, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, to provide independent oversight of complaints made against members of the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act stipulates that GSOC is independent in the exercise of its functions and I, as Minister, have no role in the processing of individual complaints which are referred for investigation.
