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Duty of Garda Commissioner to provide information to Minister
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36. (1) The Garda Commissioner shall keep the Minister and the Secretary General of the Department of Justice fully informed of the following:
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(a) matters relating to significant developments concerning—
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(i) the preservation of peace and public order in the State,
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(ii) the protection of life and property in the State, or
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(iii) the protection of the security of the State;
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(b) significant developments that might reasonably be expected to adversely affect public confidence in An Garda Síochána;
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(c) significant developments that might reasonably be expected to adversely affect the performance of An Garda Síochána;
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(d) matters relevant to the accountability of the Government to the Houses of the Oireachtas;
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(e) any other matters that, in the Commissioner’s opinion, should be brought to the Minister’s attention.
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(2) Whenever required by the Minister, the Garda Commissioner shall submit to the Minister a report on any matters connected with the provision of policing services or security services by An Garda Síochána or the performance of such of the Commissioner’s functions as may be specified by the Minister.
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(3) A report under subsection (2) shall—
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(a) address matters of general or specific concern that are specified in the Minister’s requirement, and
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(b) be made in the form and within such period as may be specified in the requirement.
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(4) Where and in so far as a report under subsection (2) relates to matters concerning policing services, the Minister shall inform the Authority of those matters.
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(5) The Minister may publish all or part of a report submitted under subsection (2).
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