Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion

Photo of James LawlessJames Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Sorry, Deputy, I think the point the Commissioner has made, and it is one that I outlined at the start of the meeting, is that unfortunately, due to the hybrid nature of the proceedings, witnesses do not enjoy full parliamentary privilege as they would if they were physically present, which is a limitation of our current environment, but it is where we are. I think the Commissioner could possibly answer the question in an abstract fashion, if not in a specific fashion. Indeed, any specific incident would be outside the remit of the deliberations today, but perhaps the question could be resubmitted in a more abstract way.

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