Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the whistleblowers, what I said last week and what the report shows is that some of the more extreme allegations made against members of the force are not valid. One of the more extreme allegations, which one Sunday newspaper gave much airing to, was that nine people had lost their lives on the roads because a fixed-charge ticket had not been paid. Each of those matters was investigated thoroughly.

They were other allegations about widespread corruption in the Garda force. Deputy Clare Daly says she does not accept the report that has been published. I deliberately asked the Garda to conduct a comprehensive investigation. It was done under the aegis of an assistant commissioner. There were five chief superintendents and four superintendents plus a Garda team involved. That report has gone to the Garda inspectorate which has an independent remit over an Garda Síochána. If there is anything that it is concerned about arising out of the two reports, it has the remit to investigate it further. Deputy Clare Daly and the two Garda whistleblowers, one of whom has been on a broadcasting station, have rejected every conclusion reached on every issue. When the justice committee chaired by Deputy David Stanton addresses these matters, any of the issues can be addressed openly, transparently and in public. This is the very reason I referred to these reports to the Oireachtas justice committee.

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