Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 2:

(a) To delete, in the seventh paragraph, after the words “investigate these serious allegations so as”, the words “to ensure public confidence in An Garda Síochána and”;

(b) To insert, in the seventh paragraph, after the words “respond to the public disquiet caused by these allegations” the words “and noting the need to ensure that evidence obtained during the inquiry can be used in criminal prosecutions”;

(c) In paragraph [h] to delete the words “members of the Government” and substitute “members and former members of the Oireachtas” in their place; and

(d) To delete paragraph [p] and replace with:

“[p] To consider any other complaints by a member of the Garda Síochána who has alleged wrong-doing within the Garda Síochána where, following the making of the

allegation, the Garda making the said allegation was targeted or discredited with the knowledge or acquiescence of senior members of the Garda Síochána.”

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