Security watchdog proposals show Ireland's 'addiction to weak oversight', says legal expert

A proposal to establish an independent examiner of security legislation is contained in the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill — but experts warn the proposed new office will not have sufficient powers. 

The Government has “undermined” recommendations made by its own expert policing commission for the country’s first-ever security oversight body, a former commission member has said.

Donncha O’Connell, Professor of Law at University of Galway, said legislative proposals for the new Security Examiner again reflected the country’s “addiction” to weak oversight.