Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I regard full co-operation from An Garda Síochána with the Garda ombudsman as extremely important. When the Cooke report was published, I said working together and sharing information needed more than protocols or legislative change. It is also about a change in culture. There must be learning on both sides. We want to see an oversight body going about its work with full co-operation from An Garda Síochána. That is in its interests and in the long run such co-operation is to its advantage and ensures citizens have faith in the force and will work co-operatively with it. Lessons can be learned on both sides. There are outstanding issues in regard to full co-operation in a timely way from An Garda Síochána. What the interim Garda Commissioner said recently about the level of co-operation she expected between the two bodies was an important first step.

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