A few snipits from the current Phoenix on the Garda Ombudsman Trio:

Quote Originally Posted by Goldhawk
Its ability to probe complaints will be in the hands of the Commissioner, who is given the authority to veto any investigation on the grounds of "State Security"... The Ombudsman office can appeal against this veto, but to the Minister only. It has no power to go beyond that and indeed it has been suggested that anyone who leaked information about a vetoed investigation could face the rigours of the Official Secrets Act.
Is this really accountability? Surely an appeal against a veto should go to a committee that includes at least one member of the opposition when deciding whether state security is genuinely at risk.