Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

However, I note to Deputy Kenny that they are independent of us. That is the important point. It is important for us in the House to recognise that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was established as an independent prosecuting authority in the State. There is a significant benefit and reassurance to citizens of the State in knowing that decisions surrounding the taking of prosecutions are vested in an independent person without external interference and are not a matter for this House.

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