Garda Complaints Procedures

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 May 2018

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Questions (76)

Clare Daly

Question:

76. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 10 March 2015, if a full investigation will take place into the level of Garda special branch knowledge of this activity in view of the fact that in response to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 30 April 2014 it was stated that information on these illegal actions should be thoroughly investigated and that a complaint in regard to this hacked material was lodged with the Garda cybercrime unit in 2017. [22958/18]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Equality

I refer to the replies to the previous parliamentary questions referred to by the Deputy and also to a letter dated 26 March 2015 from my predecessor to you in relation to the matter raised.

I have requested a report from the Garda Commissioner in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy concerning a complaint lodged with the Garda Cybercrime Unit in 2017. I will reply further to the Deputy when this report is to hand.

A referred reply was forwarded to the Deputy under Standing Order 42A.