Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
994. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number of serving gardaí who have had complaints against them, upheld and not upheld, in the past ten years, by the number of complaints, in bands of five, in tabular form. [17513/23]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is the body established by law to investigate complaints against members of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no role in any GSOC investigation.
I am advised by GSOC that due to the nature of their recording of investigations it is not possible to extract a specific figure for the number of serving Garda members subject to complaint.
I wish to inform the Deputy that the number of complaints received by GSOC each year, and the outcomes of the investigations into these complaints, are published in GSOC's annual reports. Please note that these annual reports are published on the GSOC website.
