David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We will get to that later. I am interested in the relationship between the corporate body that is An Garda Síochána and good practice. An awful lot has been said - as I am sure the Commissioner is well aware - in recent times about the culture in An Garda Síochána. There is a perception, with which the Commissioner may not agree, that when there is wrongdoing, failures or sloppy practices, the modus operandior the instinct of the corporate body that is An Garda Síochána is to close ranks, defend wrongdoing, ignore issues and frustrate the work of people within the force who want to do the right thing. I put it to the Commissioner that such is the perception out there. I ask her to give me her opinion on that perception, of which I am sure she is aware.