Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Feehily for attending the committee again. I will not ask any questions about the process for the appointment of the new Garda Commissioner that may involve identifying individuals. However, on 11 September, Ms Feehily put out a statement regarding the appointment of a new Commissioner in which she said she would be working with the Public Appointments Service and the Department over the coming weeks to agree the precise requirements for the role and to start the process. Since then we have had the statement by the chairperson of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland stating that a Commissioner should not be appointed until after it reports. Does Ms Feehily agree with her? Has it affected the authority’s work?