Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Instead, I was left in a position in which a Cabinet meeting was about to take place, it was now clear that a commission of investigation would have to be proposed, and the matter of recordings in Garda stations throughout the country was about become public, and so, in the absence of being told about the letter, I made a decision that it was only right and fair to ensure that the then Garda Commissioner was made aware of the situation and of my grave concerns about it.

While I note the Commission's conclusion that the "immediate catalyst" for the Commissioner's decision to retire was the visit of the Secretary General, I reiterate the Commission's clear finding that the Commissioner decided to retire by his own decision-----

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