Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring:

I did not write these principles. They came about, I suspect, after many contributions and discussions. Insofar as it would have a practical application in this jurisdiction, it is unlikely to get to that extent. However, having said that, if documents relevant to our investigations rested in the legal section of An Garda Síochána, for example, they might be pivotal in terms of what people were advised to do. That might help provide answers to some serious question we might have as to what we see people did.