Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

After the Supreme Court made its ruling, the Minister stated publicly that he would consult the Attorney General on the matter. On three subsequent occasions, the legal representatives of Mr. Ian Bailey corresponded with the Minister on the failure of An Garda Síochána to fully co-operate with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in respect of documentation. As the Minister is aware, a similar issue arose the following year when the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission expressed grave reservations in its public interest investigation into what became known as the Kieran Boylan affair. The Minister subsequently pulled together the Garda Commissioner and Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and introduced new protocols for co-operation. Why did he not take similar action in the Ian Bailey case when Mr. Bailey's legal representatives raised these matters with him the previous year? The Minister stated at that point that he would consult the Attorney General. When the Attorney General learned of the tapes in the Ian Bailey case in November 2013, why did she not immediately inform the Minister about them?

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