Ms Noirín O'Sullivan:

It is important to provide reassurance to the committee. As I have already said, the main objective of An Garda Síochána is to provide a positive working environment for everybody and to support everybody in going about their job. That includes all members of An Garda Síochána, including members who want to and have brought matters to our attention. I am aware of the media reporting. I am also very conscious of Sergeant McCabe's right to privacy in terms of some of the issues reported and do not intend to breach that here. What I can say is that senior Garda management are very supportive of Sergeant McCabe and are in contact with him on a daily basis. On foot of some of the media reporting, I spoke today to the interim confidential recipient, Judge McMahon, and have asked him to facilitate and assist us in making contact with Sergeant McCabe's legal adviser to identify precisely what the issues are that we are speaking about.