Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Of course our committee will have a role in ensuring that the recommendations are implemented in following years. In its report, the Garda inspectorate refers to the reality that in a number of areas its concerns apply not only to the Garda Síochána but to other elements of the criminal justice system. Our committee has recommended a criminal justice inspectorate based on the model in the North. What are the witnesses' thoughts about that type of model being in place, given the role of the DPP, the courts system, policing presence, the whole spectrum of the system, and how it joins together so that the victim can see continuity and lessons being learned across the system?