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Determination of priorities by Minister for security services
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62. (1) The Minister may—
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(a) determine priorities for An Garda Síochána in performing its functions relating to security services (in this Act referred to as “security priorities”), and
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(b) specify levels of performance (in this Part referred to as “performance targets”) by An Garda Síochána in respect of each priority referred to in paragraph (a) by which the effectiveness of An Garda Síochána in meeting each such priority can be measured by the Minister.
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(2) Before determining security priorities under subsection (1)(a) or specifying performance targets under subsection (1)(b), the Minister shall consult with—
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(a) the Garda Commissioner, and
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(b) such other persons as the Minister considers appropriate.
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(3) The Minister shall provide the Garda Commissioner with details in writing of the security priorities determined under subsection (1)(a) and the performance targets specified under subsection (1)(b).
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(4) Subject to subsection (5), the Minister shall, as soon as practicable after he or she determines security priorities and specifies performance targets under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subsection (1), cause a copy of the priorities and targets—
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(a) to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas, and
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(b) to be published on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Minister or in such other manner as the Minister considers appropriate.
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(5) The Minister may exclude from the copy of the security priorities and performance targets to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas under subsection (4)(a) or published under subsection (4)(b), any matter that, in his or her opinion—
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(a) would be prejudicial to the interests of the security of the State, or
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(b) might facilitate the commission of an offence, prejudice a criminal investigation or jeopardise the safety of any person.
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(6) The Garda Commissioner shall, in such form and within such time as may be specified by the Minister, inform the Minister of the measures taken to achieve the performance targets and the outcome of those measures.
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(7) The Minister may, from time to time as he or she thinks appropriate, review the security priorities and the performance targets, or both, and make such revisions thereto as he or she thinks fit.
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(8) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, references—
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(a) to the determination of such priorities shall be construed as including references to the revision of such priorities,
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(b) to the specification of such targets shall be construed as including references to the revision of such targets, and
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(c) to such priorities or targets, or both, as the case may be, shall be construed as including references to such priorities or targets, or both, as the case may be, as so revised.
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