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Duty of Garda Commissioner to provide information to Minister.
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41.— (1) The Garda Commissioner shall keep the Minister and the Secretary General of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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, and
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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 affect adversely public confidence in the Garda Síochána;
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(c) matters relevant to the accountability of the Government to the Houses of the Oireachtas;
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(d) 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 policing or security of the State or the performance of the Commissioner’s other functions that may be specified in the requirement.
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(3) A report under subsection (2) must—
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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 the period specified in the requirement.
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(4) The Minister may publish all or part of a report submitted under this section.
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