Mr. Mark Toland:

The curriculum is not quite finished. We are still drafting and redrafting. We have not gone into the matter in depth but we have examined the crime elements, interview training and the various skills they will need. I suspect we will revisit this as part of the Haddington Road agreement on training.

I was responsible for the London Metropolitan Police training for two years. I am very interested in and passionate about training people to deliver the best service. We have views about the length or duration of the course and this obviously affects the content. We will be re-examining the entire training aspect. Last time around we examined crime aspects, detective training and specialist interview training to determine if they are meeting the current needs of the Garda Síochána.