Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

What is the differentiation between this issue being immediately referred under section 41(b) of the Garda Síochána Act and it taking a considerable amount of time for the report received by the Commissioner in July 2015 to be brought to the attention of the Department of Justice and Equality, with that eventually occurring, as the committee found out, through the Department being copied on an email looking for legal advice? How does the Commissioner distinguish between using section 41(b) of the Act to refer this issue, of which she learned on Friday, within one working day, and taking a huge amount of time to refer the original report that was allegedly brought to her attention in July 2015?