Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I accept the point made by the Minister about the logistical nightmare of identifying PULSE in this instance. We address this issue in the amendment which seeks to insert a new section 103B in section 9. We propose that GSOC have access to any information it wants to have within a certain time period. This would cover the issue, rather than creating a logistical nightmare.

On the principle of access to information, we have tabled the amendment to the section because the big problem is there will be no co-operation where it does not suit. The Minister will say there is good co-operation for much of the time and I am sure there is, but in the Boylan case it took GSOC four years to get the information it wanted, which is mad. We need to have it enshrined in legislation that An Garda Síochána will be compelled to hand over the information GSOC needs. Perhaps this is not the section to deal with the issue.

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