Progress reports on implementation of Garda Inspectorate recommendations published The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr Brian Lenihan TD, today announced that he has asked the Garda Inspectorate to examine the allocation of Garda resources and also to provide advice on the development of a Garda Charter as proposed in the Programme for [...]
The Garda Síochána Inspectorate appreciates the feedback today from the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) and the opportunity it provides to clarify aspects of its third report, Policing in Ireland – Looking Forward. The Inspectorate has maintained strong lines of communication with all of the Garda representative associations since its inception. Early today, [...]
Ms Kathleen O'Toole, Chief Inspector Garda Síochána Inspectorate wishes to refute entirely the assertion in today's Irish Times that she is "thought to have submitted an application" for the post of Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Chief Inspector Kathleen O'Toole confirmed on Tuesday, 12 June, 2007 to the Irish Times that she is not one [...]
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Michael McDowell, T.D., has made an Order under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 establishing the Garda Síochána Inspectorate as a statutory body. The Order was made after the Government made two further appointments to the three member Garda Síochána Inspectorate. Ms. Kathleen O'Toole, former Police Commissioner [...]
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Michael McDowell, T.D., announced that the Government has today appointed Ms. Kathleen M. O’Toole to be the Chief Inspector of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate. The primary function of the new Garda Síochána Inspectorate is to benchmark the overall policing performance of the Garda Síochána and to [...]
