Justice Committee to discuss motion on the appointment of New Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Earlier this month, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr Alan Shatter, T.D., today announced that the Government has nominated the following persons to be members of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission:

• Simon O’Brien (Chairperson), currently Deputy Chief Inspector of the Garda Inspectorate;
• Carmel Foley, a civil servant currently serving as a Commissioner in GSOC who is to be re-appointed for a second term;
• Kieran Fitzgerald, a civil servant, currently Head of Communications and Research at GSOC.

Chairman of the Committee, Deputy David Stanton said: “The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is an independent statutory body and is an important part of our policing infrastructure. Its mission is to provide the public with an independent and effective oversight of policing, and to deal with the public’s complaints concerning Gardaí fairly and efficiently so that everyone can have confidence in the complaints system. Tomorrow, we will discuss a motion on the appointment of the new Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission with Minister for Justice and Equality Alan Shatter, TD.”

This meeting will take place on Wednesday, 7th December, in Committee Room 1, Leinster House 2000 at 10am.

Committee proceedings can be followed live at:
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Committee Membership

Deputies:

Dara Calleary, Michael Creed,Tom Hayes, Seán Kenny, Finian McGrath, Jonathan O’Brien, David Stanton (Chairman), Billy Timmins and Joanna Tuffy [Vice-Chairman]
 
Senators:

Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Martin Conway, Rónán Mullen, Denis O’Donovan.