Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

The first thing I did as interim Commissioner in April 2014, having taken up the position on 25 March 2014 approximately, was to set about restoring confidence in the Garda Síochána, which at that time had dropped to an all-time low of 67%. Part of our focus was three-pronged: to ensure we restored public confidence and confidence of the institutions of the State in the Garda Síochána, and to restore the morale and confidence of our members. That was a mammoth task to then undertake. As we worked through that, the first thing I wanted to do was to ensure we could create a culture where people could speak up as this was a really controversial issue.