The Garda Commissioner's defending the appointment of her husband to a team investigating alleged leaks of information to journalists.
Detective Superintendent Jim McGowan is one of two senior Gardai leading the investigation.
A Garda superintendent has already been arrested and questioned as part of the probe.
Speaking at a Garda graduation ceremony in Templemore, Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan denied that any tapping or monitoring of journalist's phones was taking place and had this to say about her husband leading the investigation team:
