Press Releases

Appointment of Chief Inspector and Member to the Garda Síochána Inspectorate 7 November 2017 The Garda Síochána Inspectorate is pleased to announce the appointment by the Government of Mr Mark Toland to the position of [...]

Garda Inspectorate Statement on the CSO Review of the Quality of Crime Statistics 2016 The Inspectorate notes the report by the CSO on the Review of the Quality of Crime Statistics 2016, published today. The [...]

The Garda Inspectorate welcomes the publication today by the Minister for Justice and Equality of the Inspectorate's eleventh report, Changing Policing in Ireland. This report arises from the Haddington Road Agreement 2013-2015 which provided [...]

Good afternoon Chairman, Deputies and Senators. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for inviting the Garda Inspectorate here today. Firstly, I would like to introduce the Inspectorate team. I am [...]

Tuesday 11th November 2014: The Garda Inspectorate welcomes the publication today by the Minister for Justice and Equality of the Inspectorate's report, Crime Investigation. The report, presented to the Minister by Chief Inspector Robert [...]

The Garda Síochána Inspectorate welcomes the publication today by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence of the Inspectorate's report The Fixed Charge Processing System, A 21st Century Strategy. The report, presented to the [...]

The Garda Síochána Inspectorate welcomes the release today by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence of the Inspectorate's eighth report entitled Front-Line Supervision. The report, presented to the Minister for Justice and Equality [...]

The Garda Síochána Inspectorate today published updates on the implementation status of the 108 recommendations contained in reports 3, 4, 5, 6 and the eleven recommendations made in report 8. The Inspectorate reports covered [...]

On 13 July, 2011, when releasing the Commission of Investigation Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne (Cloyne Report), Minister for Justice Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter TD and Minister for Children and [...]

The Garda Síochána Inspectorate today published updates on the implementation status, as of 30 June 2011, of 192 recommendations contained in reports 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The tables are available on the [...]

The Garda Síochána Inspectorate today published updates of the status of implementation of 192 recommendations contained in reports 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The tables are available on the Inspectorate's website www.gsinsp.ie Click [...]

On the day I was appointed Chief Inspector of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate in May, 2006, a representative of the media asked me, Do we need more police in Ireland I responded, First, we [...]

The Garda Síochána Inspectorate today published updates of the status of implementation of the 177 recommendations contained in its first five reports. The tables are available on the Inspectorate's website www.gsinsp.ie . Click here [...]

The Garda Síochána Inspectorate today published its sixth report, Resource Allocation. The report provides in-depth data analysis and twenty-seven recommendations. In simple terms, it underscores the need to have the right number of police [...]

The Garda Síochána Inspectorate today published its fifth report, Missing Persons Review and Recommendations. The report follows a request from the Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform to review current practice regarding missing [...]

The Garda Inspectorate today published updates of tables on its website (http://www.gsinsp.ie) showing the current status of the 134 recommendations made by the Inspectorate in its first three reports. Commenting on the tables, Chief [...]

The Garda Síochána Inspectorate today published a report, “Roads Policing – Review and Recommendations.” The report is the result of a comprehensive assessment of the Garda Síochána’s commitment and performance in the area of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]