Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

I reject any accusation that we were acting in way sinisterly. It was quite the opposite. This issue, from the time it was identified, has been dealt with completely openly, completely transparently and completely in the public view. The work is continuing by Assistant Commissioner O'Sullivan. He was given six months in which to complete the work. As the committee will see, he has indicated in his updated position report that his work will be completed by the end of July which is ahead of schedule. As I have said, the Policing Authority has also taken an interest in this and quite rightly so. It has appointed an external company and of course we will be assisting it fully. This is happening in full openness and full transparency. The resources that are required to be given to it are being given to it. We have given an undertaking to the Policing Authority and to the company that is looking at this that they will have the full support of An Garda Síochána-----