Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

I was horrified to learn of an apparent fracas involving two members of the Garda, one on armed protection duty, outside the US Embassy in Dublin. I appreciate the Minister is unable at this stage to answer a specific question, but I wish to ask a general question. What supervision is in place for those assigned to duties of that kind? Reading of the incident, it seemed that the apparent dereliction of duty extended over an extremely long period. Is the Minister satisfied that there is generally adequate supervision of members of the Garda Síochána assigned to such duties?

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