Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Garda Commissioner may, in accordance with his obligations as data controller under the Data Protection Act, be obliged to curtail use of Garda information systems or circulation of information retrieved from Garda information systems by a report or where such use or circulation would appear to be in breach of the provisions of the Data Protection Act. That should be a concern to Deputies.

That is one bit of a problem that could have a detrimental effect on innocent members of the general public, and that cannot be allowed to happen. We cannot allow large tranches of information from the Garda PULSE system to appear in the media. It is important that this issue is fully investigated and the process should address all the allegations comprehensively. If there is wrongdoing, it should be known, and if there is none, that should be stated as well. If there are to be consequences because matters have not been dealt with properly, so be it. If there are administrative, procedural or legal failures, the matters should be fully and properly addressed.

See this speech in context