Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
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Directives from Minister | ||
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37. (1) Subject to subsection (6), the Minister may, with the approval of the Government, issue to the Garda Commissioner written directives concerning any matter relating to An Garda Síochána. | ||
(2) The Authority may recommend to the Minister that a directive concerning a specified matter relating to policing services be issued under subsection (1). | ||
(3) The Garda Commissioner shall, in performing his or her functions under this Act, comply with any directive issued to him or her under subsection (1). | ||
(4) Subject to subsection (5), as soon as practicable after issuing a directive under subsection (1), the Minister shall cause a copy of the directive to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. | ||
(5) Where the Minister is of the opinion that to cause a copy of a directive to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas in accordance with subsection (4) might prejudice the security of the State or impede the prevention, investigation or prosecution of an offence, the Minister shall cause a written statement indicating that such a directive has been issued to be laid before each House. | ||
(6) The Minister’s power under subsection (1) shall not be exercised to limit the independence of a member of An Garda Síochána in performing functions relating to the investigation of a specific offence or the prosecution of an offence as authorised by section 10 . | ||
(7) The Garda Commissioner shall inform the Minister of the measures taken by the Commissioner to comply with a directive issued under subsection (1) and supply that information within such period as may be specified by the Minister. | ||
(8) Where and in so far as information supplied to the Minister by the Garda Commissioner under subsection (7) relates to matters concerning policing services, the Minister shall supply that information to the Authority. |