David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Was he not concerned? That is surprising because Mr. Barrett, who is the executive director of human resources, certainly would not agree with him. The head of legal affairs, Mr. Ruane, who seems to be somebody who did his job very well, certainly does not agree. I have a copy of a letter that Mr. Barrett wrote to the Garda Commissioner on 12 June 2017 about the meeting that took place on 27 July where he writes: "In addition time was spent discussing Mr. Ruane's suggestion that all key external stakeholders (the Minister for Justice and Equality, the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality) should immediately be notified before advancing the work of the steering committee further." It seems that he has a different view from Mr. Waters.