Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:131 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the year in which the Garda code of ethics was adopted. [8227/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 February 2010
131 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the year in which the Garda code of ethics was adopted. [8227/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 17(1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform shall by regulation establish a Code of Ethics that includes standards of conduct and practice for members of the Garda Síochána. Section 17(2) requires the Commissioner to prepare, at my request, a draft Code of Ethics. The Commissioner has submitted this draft Code and the necessary regulations are in the course of being drafted by Parliamentary Counsel.