Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion
9:00 am
Mr. Joseph Nugent:
Yes. To be clear, it is important to point out that there are no other deputy commissioners. There is just one, namely, Mr. Twomey. Only he and I are at this rank, as it were. The normal practice is for the Commissioner to attend the conferring ceremony. He is overseas and, therefore, is unable to attend the ceremony or this meeting. As a result, Mr. Twomey has attended the ceremony. However, I hear what Deputy Daly is saying and I will bring the committee's concerns back to the acting Commissioner. My apologies for interrupting.