Ms Noeline Blackwell:

If Mr. O'Malley does not know the answer, I will not say that I do. The directive concerns the area of criminal justice. If a report had to be made to the Garda, the Garda would then have to try to identify whether there were implications in terms of the victims' rights directive. I will not say if that is so if the learned expert on the topic is not commenting on it. The Garda may have some obligations in respect of victims of crime. No matter how simple a report one makes to the Garda, one is reporting a crime and the Garda has obligations on foot of that. That may have an impact in terms of victims' rights.