Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 15 September 2022

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:30 am

Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

The other point is that, to bring information together, an inquiry usually needs to start by looking at whether there is prima facieevidence of wrongdoing? One does not want to start many inquiries into matters of rumour because it is so expensive to investigate and inquire into matters. One needs evidence. That is the issue that An Garda Síochána might have. If there is no evidence of something going wrong, it is not likely to commence an investigation.