Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Recent issues relating to An Garda Síochána: Discussion
10:20 am
Ms Josephine Feehily:
Yes, I do. I think Commissioner O'Sullivan had a huge commitment to reform. There were capacity issues within An Garda Síochána, although I accept fully the point made earlier that some of those capacity issues were her responsibility to address. I accept that, but I certainly regret her retirement because her commitment and enthusiasm was huge. I have already had engagement, twice, with the acting Garda Commissioner, Mr. Ó Cualáin. We have made it clear to him, including on the day we met him about the policing plan, that a lacuna in performance was not something we would expect to see and he has assured me that An Garda Síochána does not anticipate that. We certainly intend to keep our foot on the reform agenda at the same pace.
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