Mr. Ronan Slevin:

Definitely, without a doubt. It is at the forefront of members' minds when they make a decision to engage in a pursuit or undertake whatever activity in the course of enforcing the law. Gardaí are worried about being videotaped, no matter what they do, and the footage being edited and put on social media. That has an effect on people. They also worry that internal scrutiny will be brought to bear on them for any mistake they make or that any wrong decision they take in a snap second will be analysed over and over again. When Fiosrú investigates an offence, not only does it investigate the issue at hand, it also throws a net across everything. If anything comes to light, the member will face disciplinary proceedings.