Ms Noirín O'Sullivan:

As stated by Baroness O'Loan, previously the BSS had primacy for national intelligence and security matters in the North. There are separate arrangements along the lines I have mentioned in terms of the differentiation between the two functions. As stated by Baroness O'Loan, where there is a complaint of misconduct, misbehaviour or criminality on behalf of a member of An Garda Síochána, whether he or she operates on the security or policing side, it is right and appropriate that GSOC would investigate it. We may be talking about two different things. I was speaking about reporting arrangements in terms of the segregation of the policing and security function, which I think is critically important. Any changes to the Act require careful determination. In terms of GSOC having primacy in relation to investigations, that applies to members of An Garda Síochána irrespective of on what side of the organisation they work.