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

I am going to put the question. Sergeant McCabe was later exonerated. That has to be said. That is what makes the revelations in last week's Irish Examiner all the more disturbing. They allege that senior counsel, on the instruction of An Garda Síochána, put forward the view that Sergeant McCabe was acting with malice.The senior counsel were questioning his motivation and character right the way through, notwithstanding what the Guerin report or the McGinn and Byrne investigation said about the absence of malice. It is a very serious issue because it cuts to the heart of how whistleblowers are treated and the degree to which there is acceptance within the highest level of An Garda Síochána about the credibility of the individual concerned making the allegations, his reputation and the veracity of the claims he has made. That is why it is so serious. That is why it demands a comprehensive and transparent addressing of the issues.

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