Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister mentioned the new protocols and he made a bit of deal last night about the fact that he was giving PULSE access to GSOC as well but he gave it that access only in the past few weeks when under political pressure. Given that GSOC has remained toothless under his watch and given that it has been undermined on a number of occasions, does the Minister think it is surprising that public trust and confidence has been undermined in GSOC and, because of that, it also has been undermined in An Garda Síochána and how the police operate in this country?