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An Ciste um Thearmann agus Imirce (AMF)
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)
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ag tabhairt go bhfuil ombudsman inmheánach a chur ar bun ar cheann de na príomhbhearta sa phlean gníomhaíochta a glacadh in 2021 chun creat eitice an Choiste a neartú; á chur i bhfios gur mar chomhaontú a fuair tacaíocht ón bhfoireann a cuireadh an cinneadh maidir le hombudsman inmheánach a chur ar bun i láthair, cé gurb é fírinne an scéil gur thug coiste foirne an Choiste tuairim dhiúltach ina leith; ag athdhearbhú an amhrais a chuir coiste foirne agus seirbhís dlí an Choiste in iúl maidir leis an togra a mhéid a bhaineann le neamhspleáchas, neamhchlaontacht agus rúndacht an ombudsman inmheánaigh; ag ceistiú an ghá atá le hombudsman inmheánach den sórt sin i bhfianaise, ar thaobh amháin, na srianta maidir le hacmhainní daonna agus, ar an taobh eile, an ghá atá le comhairleoirí eitice, le comhairleoirí rúnda agus, go háirithe, an leis an gcomhaontú le IDOC; ag tathant ar an gCoiste díriú ar na sásraí a bhaineann leis an eitic atá i bhfeidhm cheana a fhorfheidhmiú agus san am céanna foireann leordhóthanach a úsáid go heisiach le haghaidh a chuid oibre reachtaí, agus aird á díriú ar a éifeachtaí atá na bearta a glacadh i ndáiríre; á mheabhrú gurbh fhacthas don Ombudsman, sa Tuarascáil uaithi ar dhínit ag an obair in institiúidí agus gníomhaireachtaí AE (SI/2/2018/AMF), gur féidir dúshlán ar leith a bheith roimh institiúidí beaga teacht ar imscrúdaitheoirí a mheastar a bheith neamhchlaonta agus cóir agus á mholadh go mbainfí úsáid as imscrúdaitheoirí seachtracha agus neamhspleácha seachas acmhainní inmheánacha chun neamhspleáchas agus neodracht a ráthú;
Notes that the setting up of an internal ombudsman is one of the key measures in the action plan adopted in 2021 to strengthen the Committee’s ethical framework; points out that the decision to set up an internal ombudsman was presented as an agreement that had been welcomed by staff when, in actual fact, the Committee’s staff committee had expressed a negative opinion on it; echoes the reservations expressed by the Committee’s staff committee and legal service on the proposal with regard to the independence, impartiality and confidentiality of the internal ombudsman; questions the need for such an internal ombudsman in light of, on the one hand, the HR constrictions and, on the other hand, the existence of ethics counsellors, confidential counsellors and, in particular, the agreement with IDOC; urges the Committee to focus on enforcing the ethics-related mechanisms already in place while devoting adequate staff to its legislative work, focusing on the actual effectiveness of the measures adopted; recalls that the Ombudsman, in her Report on dignity at work in the EU institutions and agencies SI/2/2018/AMF, observes that finding investigators who are perceived to be impartial and fair can be particularly challenging in small institutions and recommends the use of external and independent investigators rather than in-house resources in order to guarantee independence and neutrality;