Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is the first time that a Government is prepared to change the system. It is all very well for Deputy Martin to come in here every week with his righteous attitude when he forgets that in 2003 his Government did nothing about a report. The Attorney General gave advice in 2006 and nothing was done.

This is the first time something is going to be done about this. The recommendations from the Garda Inspectorate report are following on from the Mahony report. Some are being implemented now, some will require legislation, but all will be implemented. We have the GSOC report to come, which will be published and debated here.

When Deputy Martin says it is not the case that there was no evidence around, he is right. There are three instances from 2003 when the Government of which he was a member sat back and did nothing about it when it had the opportunity to do so.

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