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13/03/2014
Former Judge Appointed Confidential Recipient
Retired District Court Judge Mr Patrick McMahon has been appointed as the Confidential Recipient under Regulation 6 of the Garda Síochána (Confidential Reporting of Malpractice) Regulations 2007.
The Cabinet agreed the appointment on Wednesday following a proposal by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.
Regulation 6 stipulates that a appointee must be a judge, former judge, barrister or solicitor or a serving or former senior civil or public servant. The Minister has completed this consultation process.
The minister had carried out a consultation with the Garda Commissioner, the Ombudsman Commission, the Garda Síochána Inspectorate, the Garda Síochána representative associations and the trade unions or staff associations recognised as representing civilians.
The standard period for an appointment under the Regulations is three years but the actual term will, in this case, depend on the timing of the enactment and commencement of the new whistleblower legislation, the Protected Disclosures Bill 2013, as an amendment being prepared to this will enable Garda whistleblowers to make reports directly to the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC).
(MH/IT)
The Cabinet agreed the appointment on Wednesday following a proposal by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.
Regulation 6 stipulates that a appointee must be a judge, former judge, barrister or solicitor or a serving or former senior civil or public servant. The Minister has completed this consultation process.
The minister had carried out a consultation with the Garda Commissioner, the Ombudsman Commission, the Garda Síochána Inspectorate, the Garda Síochána representative associations and the trade unions or staff associations recognised as representing civilians.
The standard period for an appointment under the Regulations is three years but the actual term will, in this case, depend on the timing of the enactment and commencement of the new whistleblower legislation, the Protected Disclosures Bill 2013, as an amendment being prepared to this will enable Garda whistleblowers to make reports directly to the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC).
(MH/IT)
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