Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps the witnesses could clarify the Garda Síochána Inspectorate's responsibility on the civic dialogues held by the Government. Were there any submissions by the Garda Síochána Inspectorate or has it been afforded the opportunity to make submissions if that is appropriate? The witnesses can tell the committee if they believe this is not within the remit of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate. I contend that it would be a valuable input to have but I am curious to try and tease this out. Much of this boils down to the mechanics and I want to steer clear of the bigger political dynamics at play, because we all know the difficulty therein. I take Mr. Hume at his word about information sharing and if that is the case, when we get down to the nuts and bolts of this, we do not want anything to happen to damage or undermine this relationship. The inevitable question is, if the information sharing is of such a high standard, what good is it if it is going to one of the bodies and not dealt with appropriately as evidenced by some of the problems the witnesses have identified with information sharing and other related matters within the Garda also. I would like to get the other views on Brexit and the current status on information sharing.