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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 [...]