Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

The Garda Commissioner is satisfied the members involved acted in good faith and it was a human error. I can say categorically that this will never happen again. Those involved are now wiser. It was not just a matter of photocopying because the Garda Síochána has such facilities, it was to present the file in a better format for presentation to the DPP. This file was not left on the premises, it was under the custody of the gardaí who noticed a member of staff of the premises communicating with a third party and immediately the gardaí intervened and took back the file. The Garda Commissioner has ensured by the directive he issued that this will not happen again.

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