Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Assistant Commissioner used a sample of more than 600 cases for his investigation. How did the process work? Were people interviewed at Garda stations about an individual sample? Were they asked their views on the operation of the fixed charge notice and its weaknesses? Was such a broad scoping exercise done to judge the feeling of members of the force, talk to them about their experiences and so on, or did the exercise involve going through each case individually?