Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

It is my intention to consult the Opposition parties on the establishment of a security and policing committee. If the measures in the Garda Síochána Act are to have full effect, the Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, which has a number of functions and is overloaded with other matters, is not the appropriate forum for having direct Oireachtas accountability from the Garda.

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