Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Can I just tell the Commissioner the reason I am making this point to him? He has consistently cited the 1.46 million of these charges that are made and has stated that out of that, there is only a dilemma, an issue or something irregular in respect of approximately 66,500 of them, as though that somehow resolves the matter and indicates the system is okay and there is not a problem. Does the Commissioner not accept it is this very notion that there is or may be a small percentage of people who, either by virtue of their status in society or their relationship with a particular garda, get special treatment? Does this not actually go to the heart of the concern?