David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Today has been a long one for or us all as we have spent almost five hours in discussions and it seems a long time since I asked my questions. At the time I talked about the internal audit report being comprised of a litany of failures and used the term sloppy practice. Mr. Kelly used the terms irregular practice and maladministration, which I think we can accept.

Earlier I asked questions about the culture of the force. What is the culture in An Garda Síochána when these types of issues come to light? How does the corporate body of An Garda Síochána deal with them? Are they dealt with in an appropriate manner? After almost five hours of questioning and getting answers I am satisfied that the culture is not to root out wrongdoing and ensure the appropriate people have the appropriate information, and it certainly did not happen in this case. That is my opinion.

The Commissioner can comment at the end but I have a couple of questions for Mr. Kelly. Following on from Teachta McDonald's line of questioning earlier, I commend the fact that the Garda internal audit section, GIAS, did eventually publish a report. It is the reason we are here because we now are in a position to see exactly what happened. Does Mr. Kelly accept that it took a long time for the internal audit division to reach that point?