Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----effectively gone within 12 months of his or her appointment. It would deter any candidate of substance from applying.

In that context, and in the context of management failure, I have quite a bit of support for some of the existing structure. The Public Appointments Service deals very much in the context of appointing very senior people to senior management roles. While a Garda Commissioner is needed, and I do not believe the person appointed must be a garda, what is actually needed is the appointment of a senior manager. The PAS has experience in filling such roles so a good synergy should be developed.

I have a final question for the chairperson of the authority. In the past 24 or 48 hours there has been a development of the right to strike and the views expressed on same by both the review and the Garda Representative Association. Does the authority have a view as to whether it would like to see Garda officers have the right to strike?