Mr. Noel Waters:

We do have risk analysis system, a risk register, in the Department. I am in position. I cannot speak for the Minister, but I imagine that if she had a concern about this matter she would take whatever action was necessary. We are a functioning Department. We are delivering across a range of areas. We are responsible for at least one third of the entire output of the Oireachtas in terms of legislation on social policy. One third of all legislation that is debated in the House emanates from the Department of Justice and Equality. We are about to finish the most fundamental reform programme for the Garda in its history. We are dealing with issues across the spectrum: immigration, crime, policing, and so on. We are a functioning Department and I thank and pay tribute to my colleagues on the management board who are supporting me very strongly - some of them are here today - in discharging that function. We have made considerable changes around their responsibilities and roles and they are fully subscribed to that and working well with me.