Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I share some of Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh's concern about the level of control we are leaving in the Minister's hands under the provisions of the Bill. I understand the Garda Representative Association wrote to the justice committee stressing the need for independence for the Garda authority. I worry when I hear the Attorney General's advice was A, B, C or D. The Office of the Attorney General consists of several individuals and we frequently have seen the office's advice overturned in the courts. I support Sinn Féin's amendment.