Mr. Philip McAnenly:

I am happy to address that. Of course, there is access to the civil avenues that are available, but they are invariably very expensive, and we all know gardaí are not the highest paid employees in the country. I do not think anyone goes into An Garda Síochána to get wealthy. However, I have a number of concerns around the failure to observe principles of natural justice, due process and fair procedure.

Recently, I supported one member who had been on suspension for eight years. At the end of that eight-year process, he went into retirement. In the months before his retirement, it was found there no case for him to answer. He was innocent of the charges. However, it took eight years and the impact it had-----