Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of Mick WallaceMick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Earlier, Ms West stated:

... on 12 May, 2017, as a direct consequence of the letter I had sent internally the day before, I received a telephone call ... I am unable to say who made this call. During this call, I was made aware that a report, which I had submitted on 11 April 2017 for onward transmission to the Policing Authority ... had never been sent to it. I was informed that this report had been discussed amongst senior Garda personnel prior to a private Policing Authority meeting on 13 April 2017.

Given that Ms West has worked in the place for ten years, and in light of her level of authority and expertise, how in God's name can that situation be explained? Can anyone be held to account?

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