Commission of investigation (Ireland)
In the Republic of Ireland, a commission of investigation is a statutory commission established under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 to investigate a matter of "urgent public concern".[1][2] A commission of investigation is a less expensive but less powerful alternative to a tribunal of inquiry.[1]
The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse had been established in 2000 by a specific Act of the Oireachtas,[3] with further acts passed subsequently to amend its operation.[4] The Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 was intended to provide a template so that further commissions could be established more simply, by statutory instrument after a resolution by the houses of the Oireachtas.
List
| Statutory instrument(s) | Commission | Topic of investigation |
|---|---|---|
| 222/2005 | Dublin and Monaghan Bombings | Dublin and Monaghan bombings |
| 137/2006 and 117/2009 | Child Sexual Abuse | Sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Dublin |
| 304/2007 | Leas Cross Nursing Home | Leas Cross scandal |
| 454/2010 and 590/2010 | Banking Sector | Irish banking crisis |
| 346/2014 | Ronan MacLochlainn | Fatal shooting by Garda of Real IRA member Ronan MacLochlainn in 1998[5] |
See also
- Royal Commission, similar body in Commonwealth countries
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Commissions of Investigation". Department of Justice and Equality. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Commissions of Investigation Act 2004". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Commission To Inquire Into Child Abuse Act, 2000". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Act 2005". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Remarks to the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality by Ms Frances Fitzgerald, TD, Minister for Justice and Equality on the motion seeking approval of the draft Order establishing the Commission of Investigation into the fatal shooting of Ronan Mac Lochlainn by members of the Garda Síochána in the course of an armed robbery in Ashford, Co. Wicklow in May 1998". MerrionStreet.ie. Irish Government. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.