John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

I thank Senator Regan for his comments today and on Second Stage, and for broadly supporting this legislation. The definition of superior officer in context, as currently drafted, provides for the person to be a member of the rank of at least superintendent in the case of the Garda Síochána. To clarify this for the Senator, it is not merely a "member" of the Garda Síochána. The legislation, as drafted, is-----