The Minister for Justice says she HAS confidence in the Garda Ombudsman.
And Frances Fitzgerald says she's setting up a Judicial Inquiry into the death of Sergeant Michael Galvin "in the public interest", after taking all the circumstances into consideration.
The father of 3 had been investigated by GSOC and had been cleared of wrong-going but was reportedly unaware of that at the time of his death.
Minister Frances Fitzgerald says GSOC is undergoing continuous reform:
