Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank our visitors for their engagement, which is very enlightening. As previous speakers said, we have had hearings attended by other groups. I would like to ask the visitors for their views on the thoughts of, and presentations given, by previous groups.

I would like to ask Baroness O'Loan a question. Before GSOC's attendance at this committee, it made a number of public pronouncements in the media and to other committees on high levels and low levels of co-operation between An Garda Síochána and itself in terms of interaction in investigating complaints by members of the public. What was her experience in Northern Ireland when her office was established? Did she experience that and, if so, how did she deal with it? In fairness to GSOC and An Garda Síochána, that is an issue with which they are both dealing and they are working to try to bring themselves closer together, which is good to hear and is in the public interest. Did Baroness O'Loan experience that and, if so, how did she deal with it? What were the results?