Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----and that no formal mechanism is provided for the Minister for Justice and Equality to come in to answer basic questions about why the Commissioner is resigning now. He left certain things in the air in his briefing with me on the most recent issue. The Taoiseach suggested it would do on Thursday, but the statements on Thursday are on the Garda inspectorate's report on the fixed charge processing system, which was published on the last day before the week-long recess for St. Patrick’s Day. One could be cynical and say this was deliberate. I understand the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport was not at the Cabinet meeting when that was discussed, even though the Minister had had it since January.

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