Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Before and upon the appointment of the Garda Commissioner, several victim groups expressed significant reservations. In particular, some of those groups expressed some anger as they viewed Mr. Harris as somebody who would block their access to truth and justice, as he would have been the key person within the PSNI responsible for legacy matters. To a large extent this relates to the decision in July 2017 in which Mr. Justice Treacy found in the High Court in Northern Ireland that Mr. Harris took decisions that were not compliant with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights and frustrated any possibility that there would be an effective and overarching investigation into the Glenanne gang cases. They were responsible for dozens of deaths, perhaps more than 100. Mr. Justice Treacy found this as an abuse of power and evidence that the state is not genuinely committed to investigating collusion. Does the Garda Commissioner accept that decision and how does he intend to address the concerns of victims and demonstrate he will be a Garda Commissioner who will work with and support victims in seeking truth and justice? Will he meet those victim groups to address and discuss their concerns?