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01/09/2015
Taoiseach Urged To Publish Final Fennelly Report 'Without Delay'
Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has called on Taoiseach Enda Kenny to publish the final Fennelly Commission report "without delay".
Deputy Ó Snodaigh said: "The Fennelly Commission of Inquiry was established to investigate the practice of recording phone calls to and from Garda stations.
"The Commission's remit was then extended to examine events leading up to the controversial resignation of Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan.
"Mr Callinan stepped down just hours after a visit to his home by the then-Secretary General of the Department of Justice, Brian Purcell.
"The Taoiseach has always denied sacking the former Commissioner."
Deputy Ó Snodaigh added that Mr Purcell has since moved from his post, which was followed by the resignation of the Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.
He said: "These events and the subsequent revelations by Garda whistle-blowers shook public confidence in the administration of the Gardaí.
"It is vital that this confidence be restored. The public have a right to know the truth behind the controversy."
(LM)
Deputy Ó Snodaigh said: "The Fennelly Commission of Inquiry was established to investigate the practice of recording phone calls to and from Garda stations.
"The Commission's remit was then extended to examine events leading up to the controversial resignation of Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan.
"Mr Callinan stepped down just hours after a visit to his home by the then-Secretary General of the Department of Justice, Brian Purcell.
"The Taoiseach has always denied sacking the former Commissioner."
Deputy Ó Snodaigh added that Mr Purcell has since moved from his post, which was followed by the resignation of the Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.
He said: "These events and the subsequent revelations by Garda whistle-blowers shook public confidence in the administration of the Gardaí.
"It is vital that this confidence be restored. The public have a right to know the truth behind the controversy."
(LM)
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