Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2019
235. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the legal counsel for senior Garda management for the latest phase of the disclosures tribunal will be provided by An Garda Síochána or arranged by the senior members as individuals. [17577/19]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Disclosures Tribunal was established to inquire into a number of matters relating to allegations of misbehaviour within An Garda Síochána. The Tribunal is independent and operates under its own rules of procedure and I have no role whatsoever in that regard.
Furthermore, it is for the Tribunal alone to decide who should be a party or witness before the Tribunal. Ultimately it is for the Tribunal also to determine whether legal representation is necessary and appropriate for any party or witness. My Department is not a party in this module.
Therefore, it is a matter between the Tribunal on the one hand and, on the other hand, the Garda Commissioner, individual Gardaí and any other party or witness before the Tribunal to decide on legal representation for this module. I, as Minister, have no role in this matter.
