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

The point is that the former Garda Commissioner, whether or not people liked or disagreed with his policies, was the first person to highlight the issue of the recordings at Garda stations. This was not about a specific phone recording. The Taoiseach needs to stop changing his story as time goes on. This was about the wider issue of phone recordings at Garda stations, about which the Taoiseach claims he was so concerned. Officials in the Department of Justice and Equality were alerted to this by the former Garda Commissioner. A working group had been established, the Attorney General office's was alerted to the matter and a letter was sent to the then Minister for Justice and Equality on the day.

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