Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Nobody is asking the Minister to interfere with anything. It was pointed out to the Minister more than a year ago that the investigations have concluded. The Minister for Justice and Equality calls these organisations to account. It is a fact that An Garda Síochána breached existing protocols with GSOC and refused to hand over files for five months. It is a fact that An Garda Síochána refused GSOC's request to sit in on the disciplinary hearings on behalf of four gardaí who were found guilty of wrongdoing.

The only thing that has happened since the investigation concluded is that nobody has been penalised except the poor eejit who made the protected disclosure in the first instance and who has been out of work, sick, bullied and harassed. People who undermined him in the workplace have been promoted since then. The Minister sent us a letter last December referring to a discussion we had last July - almost a year ago. At that time, he gave the same answer as that which he has just provided. Does the Minister think it is acceptable that these organisations sit on reports for years on end and nothing happens? That is the type of justice we have in Ireland in this day and age.

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