Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2012
519 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of Garda stations in which allegations have been made of mistreatment of persons in Garda custody since 1992; and if these allegations have been made to the Garda Complaints Board of the Garda Ombudsman. [29785/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn its annual reports, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission publishes an analysis of allegations made against members of the Garda Síochána. Copies of each year's annual report are laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas.
In the report for 2011, for example, which was published last week, this analysis gives details of the "allegation location", this being the physical place where the interaction giving rise to the allegation occurred, including Garda stations (and this is further broken down to distinguish between persons in Garda custody and persons in Garda stations who are not in custody). The 2011 report shows that 22% of allegations arose from Garda custody, and a further 6% from Garda stations where the person concerned was not in custody.
The analysis also details the different types of complaint under a number of headings, such as abuse of authority, neglect of duty, discourtesy and so on. However, I understand that the precise statistical breakdown sought by the Deputy, cross-referencing specific types of complaint with specific Garda stations, is not readily available from the Ombudsman Commission's database (and is not available in respect of the previous Garda Complaints Board).
