Gsoc: We’ll fail to meet our obligations without more staff

The Garda Ombudsman has bluntly told the justice minister that if its staffing is not significantly increased it would “undoubtedly result” in the organisation’s failure to meet its obligations to the public.

Gsoc has sought an additional 37 staff, at an annual cost of €1.7m, which it said represented “good financial value” considering the cost of tribunals into garda matters.

Speaking before the Oireachtas justice committee, Gsoc chair Judge Mary Ellen Ring also said: