Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister says he is interested in transparency and accountability in respect of how our police force operates. Given that, is he concerned about the fact the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission special report this summer pointed out that many of the recommendations of the Morris tribunal have still not been implemented? Is the Minister also concerned about the criticism by Judge Frank O'Donnell and Mr. Justice Barry White? Last week, the report of the Smithwick tribunal pointed out that reputation was put before honesty. Does the Minister not agree that the blue wall of silence is alive and well and that we are a long way away from transparency and accountability in the top echelons of An Garda Síochána?

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