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The Green Party
this evening welcomed recommendations for radical reforms at the top
management level of An Garda Síochána. The recommendations are
contained in two reports published today by the Garda Síochána
Inspectorate headed by former Boston police chief Kathleen O'Toole,
and by the Garda Síochána Advisory Group, chaired by Senator Maurice
Hayes.
Green Party Justice spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe TD said: "The
Green Party welcomes today's recommendations. They recognise the
need for a complete overhaul of the top management structure of An
Garda Síochána. I am pleased to see that a new civilian post at
Deputy Commissioner level with responsibility for administration is
in the offing, as well as a new post of Assistant Commissioner for
Professional Standards.
"Minister McDowell must implement these vital recommendations
without delay.
"I am also calling on him to allow time for a long overdue debate in
the Dáil on the findings of the Morris Tribunal and the Barr
Tribunal," concluded Deputy Cuffe. |
