Correspondence sent on 7 April 2014 to members of the Cabinet Committee on Justice Reform outlining the issues that the Council considers should be included in the Terms of Reference of the new judicial inquiry established under the Chairmanship of Mr Justice Nial Fennelly.
The Council suggests that Mr Justice Fennelly’s terms of reference should invite him to take account of two other reviews of An Garda Síochána and its oversight: the Cooke review (GSOC bugging) and the Guerin review (whistleblower allegations). The ICCL adds that the Fennelly Inquiry should include a review of taping of legal consultations by the Irish Prison Service and consider the adequacy of the legal framework governing the use of surveillance in Ireland.
Sent to Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore TD, Attorney General Máire Whelan, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Alan Shatter TD, and Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte TD.