Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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In addition to some of the concerns raised by victims, concerns were raised by a variety of people about issues of national security, in particular given the Commissioner's overall responsibility for intelligence within the PSNI, his status as its liaison officer with MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency, and his current responsibility for significant areas of State security. My question on this is threefold. First, what is the Commissioner's understanding of the security responsibilities he has within An Garda Síochána? Second, how does he respond to concerns expressed by persons such as Michael C. Murphy, a former head of military intelligence, that is not possible to do adequate security checks on persons from outside the jurisdiction? Third, does the Commissioner believe there is any contradiction between his ongoing obligations under the UK's Official Secrets Act and the Irish Official Secrets Act?