Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

From reading the legislation there is nothing to preclude a member of the public who may or may not be related to a garda from making a complaint. The Minister may say that could not happen, but they are not precluded. I just note that this is a possibility. It might not ever arise and it would be unfortunate if it did. I am not advocating that it should arise and I do not believe it is proper procedure, particularly as there is a code of practice within the force to allow members to make legitimate complaints against superior officers or colleagues.