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

I repeat again that the audit was done internally. The facts were put into the public arena by An Garda Síochána, which is important. The system we have put in place for the implementation of reforms includes independent supervision of those reforms by the Policing Authority. This needs to be developed and enhanced. We need to support the Policing Authority to ensure that we get very transparent sight of the issues and of the actions being taken to deal with the range of subjects on the table now. We know there are many concerns because of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report and its more than 1,000 recommendations. The recommendations are not going to be implemented overnight but they do need to be implemented and it is being overseen by the Policing Authority. I am relying on the Policing Authority to have that oversight but clearly Garda management must play its role also.

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