Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

Despite this, the Minister states without condition that any report, document or file or any material in any Garda record can now be requested by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform without any reason being given.

Amendment No. 128c is more measured. If it were put in place and amendment No. 128b were jettisoned, we would be talking business because there is a duty for which the reasons are specified and there are conditions and in-built safeguards.

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