Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

At the end of the day, witnesses will be compelled to give evidence in the case, which is fair. I also noted that Deputy O'Callaghan raised two issues. The Minister has accepted two reasonable amendments in the House. The first is to address the issue of whether the former Commissioner, Martin Callinan, and the current Commissioner, Nóirín O'Sullivan, had knowledge of the allegations of criminal misconduct being made against Sergeant McCabe and whether they used this to discredit him. Second, the Minister covered the context involving gardaí and members of Government regarding allegations of a smear campaign against Sergeant McCabe. This is reasonable and fair. Could the Minister confirm that this is the case? I presume she will have to bring this back to Cabinet for approval. Could she confirm that? I thank her for coming to the House.