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

I am not suggesting that it is an excuse. Rather, some of the cultural and imbedded issues in terms of management that we are now seeing were not helped by a starvation of resources to An Garda Síochána. I ask the House to support the work of the oversight bodies. Deputies have said time and again that they do not want to see political interference in the work of An Garda Síochána. We have a proper and important job to do in terms of oversight and I have an important job to do in terms of policy.

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