Dáil Éireann - 15/May/2014 Guerin Report: Statements (Continued)

Dáil Éireann - 15/May/2014 Guerin Report: Statements (Continued)Chapter 19.33 reads: “It has sent out a message to the force that if you ignore your duty, are grossly negligent, hide and cover up, you will be deemed suitable for promotions.” That is a very important statement in the report. I talk to members of the Garda regularly. Family members serve in the force. They talk about the need for a meritocracy within the Garda Síochána. Once one gets above the rank of sergeant, promotion seems to be based on political decisions.?

Extradition case sparked controversial GSOC report - Independent.ie Extradition case sparked controversial GSOC report - Independent.ie,GSOC was later approached by a retired garda who said he was the source of the information relating to Gerry Burke - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/extradition-case-sparked-controversial-gsoc-report? - See more at: http://liberties13.blogspot.ie?

Extradition case sparked controversial GSOC report - Independent.ie

Extradition case sparked controversial GSOC report - Independent.ie,GSOC was later approached by a retired garda who said he was the source of the information relating to Gerry Burke - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/extradition-case-sparked-controversial-gsoc-report?

Garda watchdog may have blown our trust for good - Herald.ie

Garda watchdog may have blown our trust for good - Herald.ie,There is now good reason to suspect that this information is liable to leak - which should concern any citizen who wants to make a complaint about garda conduct.?

THE CAUSES OF CRIME AND SECRECY? 25/09/2014 at 12:32 pm (1) · Edit The Dail’s spending watchdog has criticised the practice of gardai conducting internal reports into contentious issues in the aftermath of the penalty points debacle. Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) John McGuinness said: “The day of internal reports or secret reports is over.”He made the comments at a meeting of the PAC this morning after another committee member, Shane Ross, described an internal report on the penalty points issue by Assistant Commissioner John O’Mahony as being “soft on the gardai”.Mr Ross said gardai should “never again” be able to do an internal report, suggesting serious issues should be the subject of outside scrutiny.Mr O’Mahony’s report found no evidence of corruption or deception, but recommended three senior members of the force face disciplinary proceedings. – See more at: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/pac-member-internal-garda-penalty-points-report-was-soft-on-the-force?

Increase in allegations of garda misconduct - RTÉ News

Increase in allegations of garda misconduct - RTÉ News,Fianna Fáil's Niall Collins said the terms of reference of the review should be changed so that complainants have a chance to have meet the counsel reviewing their case.?

Shared Insight: Research, Advocacy & Training to Charities, Community Groups, Business & Government

Shared Insight: Research, Advocacy & Training to Charities, Community Groups, Business & Government

Shared Insight provides research, advocacy and training services to groups in the voluntary, community, public and private sectors.  Our partners and associates are experts in social research and law.  Through this unique collaboration, we aim to promote the understanding of social issues and to advocate for change.

The ethos of Shared Insight is the promotion of human dignity and the empowerment of marginalised communities. ?

This site you’re looking at now was created by mySociety. As an organisation, we’re pretty keen on political transparency. We believe that people should be able to refer back to statements and promises made by politicians in the past - how else can they be held to account?

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How corruption costs us more than just money - Independent.ie

How corruption costs us more than just money - Independent.ieOnly a handful of errant politicians and public officials have ever been jailed. The cost to the people of Ireland is more than money. The apparent immunity of people engaged in corruption has undermined public confidence in the rule of law and the effectiveness of government and administration. - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/john-downing/how-corruption-costs-us-more-than-just-money?

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Are some guards still above the law?

Are some guards still above the law? Part of the new culture I hope to usher in will be to ensure that among members the truth will always trump loyalty to the force. That will be in your hands. If you want an example, you could do worse than look at Sergeant Maurice McCabe, the man who brought these allegations to my attention. He has proven to be right in the past, and he may well be right now. If so, we will acknowledge that some in the force are finding change very difficult and if such individuals can’t be a part of the future, your future, then they will be consigned to the past.” ?

Are some guards still above the law?

Are some guards still above the law?

CHANGE is a serious dose. Change is difficult and painful, and it can be excruciating. So it goes for an individual. For an organisation in which resides great power, change can be the harbinger of tremendous upheaval.

Change, we are told, is blowing through the culture in An Garda Síochána. This is as a direct result of the recent oversight controversies and attitudes towards a member of the force who highlighted wrongdoing until it was finally addressed.?

ECAN bulletin issue 23, June 2014 3 Brinsford: A prison of filth and failure Following a damning report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (23 April), Chief Inspector Nick Hardwick named Brinsford prison as the worst prison he has come across during his tenure. Responding to the report, Chief Executive of the Howard League Frances Crook said “This report should also be a wake-up call for magistrates who need to "Stop Sending Teenagers To Dangerous And Failing Institutions…? and should instead make use of robust and effective community sentences run by probation services and available in their local areas” . The report finds higher rates of self-harm than other prisons, unsafe arrival procedures, and 15 out of an earlier 18 recommendations still to be met?

Eamon McDevitt’s story to be told through sign language

Eamon McDevitt’s story to be told through sign language,Despite the impetus put on the Irish Government by the Good Friday Agreement, it has yet to recognise ISL as an official language, leaving members of the deaf community to view themselves as an oppressed minority at the hands of a hearing elite.?

Crime and Punishment - Retribution or Rehabilitation By Ivana Bacik - Bar Council of Ireland: "O'Mahony writes that in 1992, Ireland imprisoned a greater proportion of its citizens than any other country in the Council of Europe."?

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Dept. of Justice: Still closed and secretive September 11, 2014 in Uncategorized by Anthony | 3 comments The former Secretary General at the Department of Justice, Brian Purcell, resigned from his office on 28 July last. Purcell resigned following a damning report that found a ‘closed, secretive, silo-driven culture’ at the department with ‘significant leadership and management problems.’ I rang the Dept. of Justice today for an update on Mr. Purcell’s position and experienced that closed, secretive culture at first hand. I eventually got on to a civil servant who has not yet being infected with the secrecy virus.?

Dept. of Justice: Still closed and secretive September 11, 2014 in Uncategorized by Anthony | 3 comments The former Secretary General at the Department of Justice, Brian Purcell, resigned from his office on 28 July last. Purcell resigned following a damning report that found a ‘closed, secretive, silo-driven culture’ at the department with ‘significant leadership and management problems.’ I rang the Dept. of Justice today for an update on Mr. Purcell’s position and experienced that closed, secretive culture at first hand. I eventually got on to a civil servant who has not yet being infected with the secrecy virus.?

Mr Pringle told the minister that not only had the judge used confidential information obtained from gardai to sway a court, but that the information used was incorrect. - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/judge-received-garda-leaks-on-private-citizens?

"Only in Ireland can a politician break the law, and the whistleblower suffers." - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardai-lose-vital-crime-resources-to-sargent-probe?

Irish Left Review | Phil Hogan, the Embodiment of the Crony Capitalist Links Between Business and Politics in Ireland

Irish Left Review | Phil Hogan, the Embodiment of the Crony Capitalist Links Between Business and Politics in Ireland,Criticism of the government’s nomination of Phil Hogan as Ireland’s EU Commissioner has tended to focus on his lobbying, in 2012, to prevent a Traveller family accessing social housing.  On this basis, independent MEP Nessa Childers has reasonably described the nomination as a “step backwards for equality”. The other main strand of criticism concerns his signing off on bloated consultancy payments for the establishment of Irish Water, an issue that Sinn Fein in particular is highlighting.  Again, the criticism is legitimate and important, as is the fact that he spent the summer appointing former Fine Gael and Labour councillors to state boards and that he quashed inquiries into planning irregularities (including in his own fiefdom of Carlow) when he took office as Minister for the Environment. - See more at: http://www.irishleftreview.org/2014/09/10/phil-hogan-embodiment-crony-capitalist-links-business-politics-ireland?

for deaf children | Search Results | Oconnellpadd13's Blog

For Deaf Children |  | Oconnellpadd13's Blog,“For deaf children, there can often be "No Cry For Help”. Until today, this story has remained a secret. Some fear it is just the tip of something much uglier and that the abuse of deaf children across the country is far more widespread.?AND WHEN THERE IS A CRY FOR HELP DO THEY GET IT???????CHECK”ALL”REPUBLIC  OF  IRELAND’S ABUSE HELP LINES?

Garda Síochána Bill 2004...: 14 Apr 2005: Dáil debates (KildareStreet.com)

Garda Síochána Bill 2004...: 14 Apr 2005: Dáil debates (KildareStreet.com)I welcome the proposed replacement of the Garda Síochána Complaints Board by the independent Garda Ombudsman Commission. Citizens have complained about the length of time it takes to deal with complaints. In one case a complaint was made to the Garda Síochána Complaints Board by Mr. Kevin Tracey, 11 Park Lane, Chapelizod, Dublin 20. He called to my clinic and that of the Minister and effectively asked for a complaint he had made to the board to be dealt with and reported. He made that complaint approximately two or three years ago. I have a file containing quite serious allegations which he has made. It is disappointing that the board did not report on his complaint. It is unfair that no report is available on serious allegations made. In the case of Mr. Tracey’s complaint, the new Garda Ombudsman Commission would have the resources and the structures to deal with it in an efficient manner?

Bank rep confronts elderly lady over jailed son's loan | SouthernStar | News

Bank rep confronts elderly lady over jailed son's loan | SouthernStar | News,Lynette O’Donoghue of AEI criticised the gardai for aiding  a private financial firm by helping them do their ‘dirty work’?What's New?

Fr Brian D'Arcy defends attendance at Quinn rally - RTÉ News

Fr Brian D'Arcy defends attendance at Quinn rally - RTÉ NewsHe added that it would be a very bad day when a priest could not offer support to people in trouble.?

Stag party garda cleared of affray after kicking man to protect brother - Independent.ie

Stag party garda cleared of affray after kicking man to protect brother - Independent.ieA GARDA has been cleared of affray after a judge found "he was entitled to kick a man who attacked his brother" during a drunken brawl. - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/stag-party-garda-cleared-of-affray-after-kicking-man-to-protect-brother?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Favours feeding the disease of corruption at Public Inquiry

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Favours feeding the disease of corruption at Public InquiryExamining corruption in Ireland.No wonder Judge Dermot Kinlen got Such A rough Ride From The State? - See more at: http://encouragechange.blogspot.ie/2009/05/favours-feeding-disease-of-corruption.?

“Using teargas and the dog squad is an extreme way to deal with kids, and it’s against international protocols. Don’t the authorities have better mechanisms for dealing with children?” said Rodney Dillon, Amnesty’s Indigenous rights adviser, in a statement.?

The segregation of prisoners in jail is important. It is a great mistake from every point of view to permit young prisoners who have lapsed for the first time to get into the company of those who are regular customers of our prisons. - See more at: http://paddoconnell.blogspot.ie?1964/2000.?

." The magazine, which represents the views of rank-and-file gardai, claims the process is tainted by the "suspicion of nepotism -- namely political interference". - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/promotion-of-gardai-to-top-jobs-like-secret-lotto-draw?CHECK?

Trouble ahead for gardai and justice minister as inquiries' findings due - Independent.ie

Trouble ahead for gardai and justice minister as inquiries' findings due - Independent.ieGIVEN the scalp rate to date, you'd think the worst was over for the various arms of the State's security apparatuses. The scandals that swamped the Department of Justice and the gardai earlier this year have taken out a Garda Commissioner, a justice minister and came close to toppling the garda watchdog, while a senior civil servant is walking wounded and the Department he presided over got a kicking for being secretive with the public and obsequious with gardai. And it's not over yet. - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/trouble-ahead-for-gardai-and-justice-minister-as-inquiries-findings-due?