Barry Ward (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is something that would not necessarily be accorded to a member of the public who was under investigation for some wrongdoing. He or she would not necessarily be aware that he or she was under investigation, up to a certain point. Obviously, a conclusion could not be drawn under the investigation until such time as that person's point of view had been canvassed one way or the other. Do the same principles not apply to gardaí?