Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is a positive change.

I agree with Deputy Brophy that it would be a waste of time and resources to spend hundreds of thousands or millions of euro trying to prosecute and nail the grass roots gardaí. That would not achieve some of the reforms of which the witnesses spoke previously.

A point I would raise is that recently we saw a fine of €3,000 for superintendents who cancelled incorrectly multiple fixed charge notices. They are obviously dealt with. I do not want to get into individual cases in terms of the internal procedures, but are the internal disciplinary regulations fit for purpose so that we disincentivise people from doing what are illegal and wrongful acts in the context of their management positions? They are probably unlikely to repeat that. If they did, however, is the Garda looking at changing the disciplinary regulations for them? I found that disciplinary sanction completely useless in the context of the act that the person did. I do not know whether the witnesses wish to comment on the internal disciplinary regulations.