James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask what is, from my perspective, a genuinely interesting question which is worth asking. Those working in GSOC are dealing with critically sensitive information involving a range of issues around enforcement in the Garda. Do the witnesses believe the current system as it stands is fit for purpose? Does it need to be improved, in terms of whether we do background checks on people occupying incredibly serious positions in GSOC or An Garda Síochána? How does that work from an intelligence perspective in terms of protecting sensitive information in the State so that it does not get into the wrong hands, whether that is people involved in drug dealing or organised crime? How do we protect that information more sensitively, in light of what has been brought to our attention?