Draft report into resignation of Garda Commissioner sent to 'interested parties'
The first draft of the report into the resignation of Martin Callinan has been finished.
The Fennelly Commission - investigating illegal taping at Garda stations - has confirmed that it is sending draft copies of the report to so-called "interested parties" who are expected to give evidence about it.
The inquiry is investigating the circumstances surrounding widespread taping at Garda stations - which resulted in the resignation of former Garda Commissioner Callinan.
He retired suddenly on the morning the Garda taping was revealed - after which it emerged that a senior civil servant had been sent to his house to pass on the Government's anger with the situation.
Commissioner Callinan had actually written to the Minister for Justice about the taping two weeks earlier - and it has never been clear whether this letter was known about at the time.
The Fennelly Commission said that it has now finished its draft report into the specific circumstances of Callinan's departure.
The draft - or at least parts of it - are being sent to "interested parties", meaning those who gave evidence, and those who were involved in the events.
Under the law, they have to be given a month to offer their feedback and make corrections before the final version is completed.
That will then be sent by the Commission to the Taoiseach, who is responsible for publishing it.
It will still be at least four weeks, possibly six or more, before the report is released.
