Chairman:

I thank Ms Justice Ring and welcome her presence and that of the commissioner, Ms Carmel Foley. The Garda review and GSOC combined is one of the key areas we have set for our work programme for the remainder of this year. We hope to be able to progress the process of addressing these and related matters over the coming weeks.

We will open it up to members of the joint committee to ask any questions. Ms Foley and Ms Justice Ring can engage with the questions at their own comfort and ease. The normal procedure is that there is a show of hands to indicate if a member wants to set the engagement in motion. We are all very shy this morning.