Mr. Drew Harris:

I was extremely concerned when I noted the gravity of the allegations made. I asked for an inquiry to be conducted immediately. Under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act, we have a responsibility to report to Fiosrú any incident of concern. We were unable to see anything that came close to, or remotely close to, the seriousness of the allegations made. The custody area, where one is received and in effect processed, is covered by a camera and audio. The search happened within a cell but that search can be heard. The exchanges between the two Garda members and the individual being searched can be heard. I have spoken to the two members involved in the search and they provided me with a full description of what happened. From that, I determined that there was nothing, in effect, for me to report to Fiosrú in respect of an incident of concern.