Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024

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Duty of Garda Commissioner to account to Government and Minister and to provide material to Attorney General

35. (1) The Garda Commissioner shall account fully to the Government and the Minister through the Secretary General of the Department of Justice in relation to matters connected with the provision of policing services and security services by An Garda Síochána.

(2) The Garda Commissioner’s duty under subsection (1) includes the duty to provide, at the request of the Secretary General of the Department of Justice, any document in the power or control of An Garda Síochána, including material in the form of Garda records, statements made by members of garda personnel and by other persons and reports.

(3) The Garda Commissioner shall provide the Attorney General with all of the material specified in subsection (2) that is required by the Attorney General in connection with the conduct of legal proceedings on behalf of the State.