Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Why is there zero compliance from the gardaí regarding the first case?

There were commitments to hand over material but they were not honoured. As for the other case, the Minister suggested I should give the information about the drugs, but the Commissioner has it. The person alleged to have protected the individual involved in the drugs happens to be in the Phoenix Park now overseeing the implementation of the Garda inspector's report. The Commissioner has not dealt well with the matter by any measure. A person has lost his life recently in Athlone because of drugs. I would have thought the Government should take this seriously. The fact is that this has not been dealt with for a long time and someone has now lost his life. There are serious questions to be answered. What is happening to that individual in Athlone is shameful.

We went to see him last Saturday morning because we were concerned about his health and what is happening to him. He is being bullied and intimidated by a senior member in his barracks. There has been no feedback on the investigation. I cannot believe the Commissioner can stand over this or that the Minister can stand over the Commissioner's role in it.

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