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

Well, it may or it may not be because if one looks at section 36(1)(a)(i), it refers to “the preservation of peace and public order in the State,” and in the instance of the Arms Trial it was the Northern Ireland state, which arguably is a different state. This is the point. We do not want to end up in a situation where a Commissioner cannot tell the Minister something because he is unsure or has his or her hands tied and that is why it is important to preserve a discretion about it. In any event, it is only for the committee-----