Mr. Martin Callinan:

In the arrest I mentioned, that was certainly somebody who exercised the right not to co-operate. That is what happened in that case. However, when people are the subject of a criminal investigation, they are entitled to the laws of the land and are entitled to protections that are there. All I can do and all my officers can do is try to inculcate in our people the need to co-operate with these people who have a difficult job to do. As I said at the outset, there will always be tensions between the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and An Garda Síochána because of the nature of the work we do and because of the allegations with which the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is involved.