Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: From the Seanad
Dail Éireann — 2024-01-31
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Helen McEntee (FG), Meath East

This amendment is required to correct an error identified in section 215(1)(a)(iii). Section 215 deals more broadly with the provision of reports to the Garda Commissioner by the police ombudsman on foot of a police ombudsman investigation. As previously drafted, the subparagraph in question applied only to members of An Garda Síochána and not to members of Garda staff. This is incorrect and not in line with the expansion of the police ombudsman's remit under the Bill to include all Garda personnel. This will only come into effect following the making of a ministerial order. Therefore, the amendment serves to capture both Garda members and Garda staff.

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