Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste will agree that confidence in the Garda Commissioner is a critical matter and it lies at the heart of the controversy around the transcripts in the O'Higgins commission because it leads the public to believe that what the Commissioner states in public and what she does in private are two entirely different matters. Leaving this matter open or sending it to Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, will not resolve the issues. The Tánaiste has the transcripts and the documentation in her possession. I want to know if the Tánaiste has read them. If not, why has she not read them, given their importance? Does the Tánaiste plan to do so? Can we end this matter and give confidence to members of the service and, indeed, the public at large?

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