Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 September 2016
59. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which she referred the matter of the conflict between the evidence given to the O'Higgins inquiry by two senior Garda and a person (details supplied) regarding a meeting that took place between them in Mullingar to GSOC; the expected timeframe of the investigation; and if the report will be published. [27955/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Garda Commissioner wrote to me on 19 May 2016 asking that I use the legal powers available to me to request the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) to investigate matters alleged to have occurred in relation to a meeting in Mullingar involving certain Garda officers.
On 16 June 2016, having consulted with the Attorney General and having sought additional information from the Garda Commissioner, I requested GSOC in accordance with section 102 (5) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, to investigate the matter.
It is, of course, a matter for GSOC, which is independent, to carry out that investigation and, accordingly, I am not in a position to indicate a time frame. I will examine GSOC's report when it is to hand and decide how best to proceed in relation to it.
