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

The Deputy seems to think that calling people to account means asking them to resign. What I mean by accountability is having in place procedures and organisations, such as the Policing Authority, where there is that accountability. What I mean by accountability is that all of the facts are brought out into the public arena. The Garda Commissioner of the day does not hold office on the basis of political expediency. I am not free to decide the fate of a Garda Commissioner on the basis of a headline or expressions or confidence or otherwise by Members of the Oireachtas. There are very specific legal provisions in place in respect of these matters.

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