Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister would have been aware of this issue since at least last September. I do not know how early but we all know that in September the draft report was out. The Minister would have come in towards the end of last year, I presume, or early this year looking for the Estimate for the Garda Síochána for 2017. Okay? One would expect that one would not allow the Minister to come in here without a briefing on this issue in case these issues were raised with the Minister, and the Minister had no answers, and the Minister would not look good looking for an Estimate. It would appear to me that a proper briefing note on the Templemore issue would have had to have been prepared for the Minister coming to the annual Estimates meeting. She might have said some of those issues had she been asked but she had to have information. Can Ms Barry give us the briefing note that the Department prepared for the Minister coming to the annual Estimates meeting for 2017? In light of the fact that the Department and the Minister were aware of this issue, it is quite possible there was a full blown discussion with the Minister. I do not know whether there was or was not. I will not say it was remiss but it would have been putting the Minister in a very awkward spot to arrive without a briefing note on what was clearly known in the Department. Does Ms Barry get what I am coming at?