Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is no more than these former members deserve. I know the Minister has been in the dock on the case of Mr. Shane O'Farrell, both last evening and last week. I did not expect it back so quickly. It would, however, be remiss of this committee not to reflect on it. His mother has been one of the most regular correspondents with this committee. We do not, however, as a committee, deal with standalone individual cases. We could not cope with that. In respect of the full public inquiry and the whole idea of transparency, I do not know where the Private Members' Bill from last evening will go when voting decisions are made tomorrow. Leaving aside some of the Minister's positions from last evening and just looking at it here, this is a very serious matter.

I refer not only to the tremendous hurt of the O'Farrell family but the litany of failings added to that. That is the mildest way to describe what led up to that terrible event on 2 August, the day of Mr. O'Farrell's tragic death. There is a societal requirement to address properly all of these failings. Will the Minister give us any hope or expectation? Aside from GSOC continuing to address it, will the Government consider the case of Mr. O'Farrell? It will inform us of where the clear fault lines are in the practices of An Garda Síochána and, indeed, the judicial system.