The Policing Authority has expressed surprise at recommendations by the Commission on the Future of Policing for changes to the oversight of An Garda Síochána.
The recommendations include abolishing the authority and replacing it with a different system of oversight including a board.
In a statement, the authority said it is not clear to it how the current level of transparency can be maintained, let alone enhanced, through the Commission's recommendations.
It also said it was surprising that the Commission proposes adding two further layers of oversight as opposed to "one single pair of eyes" and will be interested in hearing the detail of how this might work.
"The Authority's focus has always been on enhancing public confidence by placing transparency at the heart of its oversight activity," the authority said.
"The Authority had expressed a view, which was echoed by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality, that it might be worthwhile to consider ensuring a "single pair of eyes" on Garda performance for the avoidance of oversight gaps," it added.
