Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that the Minister has set out this very clearly and that he hopes to commence tomorrow the new Act, which will replace the 2005 Act. The 2005 Act was supposed to be a sea change in Garda culture and it arose for many reasons.

I will come right back to what happened yesterday because it relates to what is absolutely an integral part of openness, accountability and the structures we are now introducing. Three structures were introduced: the ombudsman, GSOC; the Garda Inspectorate; and the Policing Authority. They are now being changed around. I have no difficulty with that or with what the Minister is asking so that the Act can be commenced tomorrow. My difficulty relates to the behaviour yesterday. Let me go back so I can put it in context for the Ceann Comhairle.

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