Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

If I could come back to something that I said earlier. I would like it to be on record that under no circumstances was this matter referred to GSOC to keep it from the public view or the view of this committee. It was referred to GSOC because that is the appropriate impartial and objective statutory body that is there to carry out examinations and investigations into any matters relating to serving or retired members of An Garda Síochána.