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

I do not wish to be rude but we are tight on time. The Commissioner accepts the findings. These are not matters of contention. There is no "he said, she said, you said, I said" element to this. We accept that these are established matters of fact in this report. I would appreciate if the witness could come back with the facts on this situation.

Section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 obliges the Commissioner to inform the Minister and the Secretary General of the Department in a whole range of different categories. These are not optional. One of those is in circumstances where there is evidence that matters might bring the reputation of the force into disrepute. We can surely agree that what has transpired in Templemore is very damaging to the reputation and standing of An Garda Síochána. Is that a reasonable statement from the witness's point of view?