The Policing Authority has published (10 September 2018) the sixth in an ongoing series of reports to the Minister for Justice and Equality on progress by the Garda Síochána in implementing the recommendations of the Garda Inspectorate Report ‘Changing Policing in Ireland’. READ REPORT
Garda Oversight
Minister for Justice orders review of GSOC powers
Frances Fitzgerald says public debate sparked U-turn by Conor Lally, Irish Times Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has ordered a review into the accessing of journalists’ telephone records by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) just 24 hours after expressing her support for the contentious procedures. Explaining her decision to announce a review on Saturday, […]
Garda bodies query GSOC’s surveillance of civilians
by Conor Lally, Irish Times (published 16 January 2016) Gardaí say the accessing of journalists’ mobile records is a ‘worrying’ development Garda representative bodies and civil rights campaigners have urged Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald to clarify how the Garda ombudsman has been accessing mobile phone records. The Garda Representative Association (GRA) said the accessing […]
Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 completes it passage through both Houses of the Oireachtas
The Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, today welcomed the passage of the Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 through both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Bill provides for the establishment of the new independent Policing Authority to oversee the governance, structures and performance of the Garda Síochána in the […]