Mr. Adam Larragy:

We have not looked in detail yet at how this would affect national legislation but on our first reading of this article, the body designated here would be closer to the Garda Ombudsman because it would exercise oversight of a criminal justice matter.

It would not be appropriate for coimisiún na meán to exercise any oversight in respect of such a matter. This is something we need to continue to bottom out with colleagues in the Department of Justice and with other member states as the negotiations continue.