Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Deputy MacSharry, other Deputies and I asked if the criteria were the same on numerous occasions. Multiple witnesses said they were. To quote Deputy MacSharry

The same criteria were used to close Stepaside as to open Stepaside. We have established that Stepaside was the only one of a potential six stations to be reopened; that the criteria were the same; and the decision was based on the interim report. Is that the case?

Mr. Ó Cualáin replied: "That is correct." I have picked only one of several examples. If the Department, as opposed to An Garda Síochána, sets the criteria and the Garda stated the criteria used were the same criteria as were used to close Garda stations, are these the same criteria?