 The Charleton Tribunal prompted the government to begin discussions about reviewing the money spent and advice was sought from the Attorney General on the legality of the matter.The government before this had received prompts from opposition TD's, such as Mary Lou McDonald.Callinan's views on whistleblowing became publicly known when two members of the force brought to the attention of members of Oireachtas that senior Gardaí had inappropriately wiped penalty points from driving licences.