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38-557: A car in Dublin. On Sunday 9 February 2014, the Irish edition of The Sunday Times led with a story written by journalist John Mooney. In it he outlined how the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission had suspected that it was under surveillance. Mooney explained how GSOC had hired the services of a UK counter-surveillance firm, Verrimus, to investigate. A briefing, given to Justice Minister Alan Shatter
57-801: A move criticised by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors . Up to October 2009, GSOC had received a total of 111 complaints in regard to policing of the protests, of which 78 were deemed admissible. Seven files were referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions , who did not authorise criminal prosecution of Gardaí in any of the seven cases. In 2008, a total of 4,227 allegations arose from 2,681 complaints. Allegations of abuse of authority, neglect of duty and discourtesy constituted 75 per cent of complaints received. Assault accounted for 13 per cent. A total of 1,360 allegations were deemed inadmissible. The 2008 report stated that 31 files were sent to
76-552: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Garda S%C3%ADoch%C3%A1na Ombudsman Commission The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission ( known as GSOC ) ( Irish : Coimisiún Ombudsman an Gharda Síochána ) is an independent statutory body in Ireland charged with oversight of the Garda Síochána , the national police force. It is a three-member body established under
95-737: The Corrib gas controversy , the Commission wrote to then Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Brian Lenihan requesting a review of how the protests were policed under section 106 of the Garda Síochána Act. The minister said he "did not feel it was appropriate to proceed". His successor Dermot Ahern gave a similar answer in the Dáil when the request was repeated by Sinn Féin two months later. GSOC recommended that disciplinary action be taken against an unnamed senior member of
114-563: The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), identifying 44 potential defendants. The DPP gave 11 directions for prosecution. One Garda was convicted of dangerous driving, arising from a GSOC investigation of an incident in 2007. Ten others were awaiting court dates at the end of 2008, the report said. The DPP gave 30 directions for no prosecution. GSOC received 129 referrals from the Garda Commissioner, in cases in which it appeared to
133-401: The Garda Commissioner. A total of 556 allegations were deemed inadmissible. Since the inception of the office, GSOC had sent nine files to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), five of which the director decided not to proceed with prosecution. A decision on the other four were pending. Because of the large number of complaints in 2007 from County Mayo , arising from protests linked to
152-704: The Garda Síochána Act, 2005, to deal with complaints from members of the public about the conduct and actions (or lack of actions) of Gardaí. The commission was established in December 2005, and replaced the Garda Síochána Complaints Board. The Commission has more powers than its predecessor and, unlike the Complaints Board, it is not made up of members of the force. The first three commissioners were appointed in February 2006 and
171-562: The Garda Síochána in relation to the handling of a Shell to Sea protest in north Mayo. The GSOC investigation was undertaken under section 95 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, after receipt of complaints over Garda handling of a protest at Pollathomas pier in June 2007. Some 20 civilians and two Gardaí were injured when a landowner objected to trespass on his property by contractors for Shell EP Ireland. Some 68 Gardaí were contacted by GSOC,
190-549: The commission commenced hearing complaints in May 2007. The current chairperson is Rory MacCabe , who was appointed in January 2022. GSOC is empowered to: GSOC is mandated to provide an independent and effective civilian 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. Three people make up GSOC. As of January 2022,
209-490: The commissioner that the conduct of a Garda may have resulted in the death of, or serious harm to, a person. In February 2011, the Commission rejected allegations by the Garda Representative Association that it behaved in an "excessive and oppressive" manner when gathering evidence in the case of a Garda who was charged with assault. In December 2012, GSOC exercised its powers of arrest for
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#1732783511087228-475: The commissioners are Rory MacCabe , Emily Logan and Hugh Hume. In budget 2019, GSOC's budget was increased and additional staff were allocated, with the Minister for Justice expressing his confidence that this would help it function. GSOC deal with many complaints each year. According to its 2007 Annual Report, in its first year GSOC received 2,084 complaints from members of the public and 294 referrals from
247-468: The first time, detaining a County Galway Garda for questioning in relation to an allegation of sexual assault. In March 2014, GSOC was reported to be investigating a case in which a mother-of-one, who was viciously assaulted in Galway, says a Garda lied to her about the scheduling of a number of court dates for the case. In May 2014, GSOC was reported to be investigating the death of a teenager whose body
266-546: The level of public disquiet it generated" it was announced that GSOC would investigate an incident whereby a homeless man was handcuffed, pepper sprayed and trampled on by a Garda on Henry Street. In November 2015, footage emerged of a civilian being attacked with a police baton in County Wexford. The matter was referred to GSOC. In the same month a young man died while in police custody at Dublin Airport. The matter
285-517: The murder trial for David Byrne in April 2023, during which Gerry Hutch , a member of the Hutch Crime family from Dublin, was found not guilty; a senior GSOC investigator resigned following reports the individual had attended a house party hosted by Mr Hutch following the verdict. It is reported that the individual disclosed the fact to colleagues. The conflict of interest and resignation triggered
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323-573: Was also referred to GSOC. In February 2016, it was reported that the wife of former garda press officer Superintendent David Taylor made a complaint to GSOC over a failure to preserve evidence. In May 2016, the Irish Examiner reported that GSOC queried the independence of the inquiry that produced the Guerin Report and attempted to have it extend its timeframe of investigation so as to complete its work more thoroughly. Following
342-567: Was found in a stream close to the Sallybrook estate of garda superintendent Michael Leacy in Dungarvan , County Waterford . The boy, who was reported to have "received injuries", was described as "a quiet young lad" who "loved music and football, like any lad" and who was "doing a course in sports and recreation" at the time of his death. In May 2014, GSOC was reported to be investigating a fatal car crash which occurred after Gardaí followed
361-612: Was subsequently leaked to the media, outlining the investigation. The chairman of GSOC, Simon O'Brien, resigned his job from 30 January to take up a position with the Pensions Ombudsman Service in the UK. There had been calls for his resignation by Alan Shatter and representatives of the 1,000 rank-and-file Gardaí based in Dublin's South Central Division over the Surveillance controversy. In March 2015, "based on
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