Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I think its letter is nearly like a plea for help. There is also a second item of correspondence. It surprised me that in a force of 14,500, in 2020 a total of 572 criminal investigations were opened. That is an increase from 485 in 2019. In 2020, there were 150 disciplinary cases opened, which is also a slight increase from 148 in 2019. Those seem very high figures related to the size of the force, which is similar to the size of a regional constabulary in Britain, with the Manchester policing service or similar bodies being comparable to it. I will ask the Comptroller and Auditor General about inviting GSOC. My opinion is that it is open to us to bring it in but Mr. McCarthy might be able to outline the possibilities better.