Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Is it Ms Feehily's evidence that the head of their unit who was present at those meetings did not articulate sufficiently the problems at the professional end of the analysis being undertaken? One of the powerful points made by Ms West last week was her statement that if she was in a position where she was made aware of people who wanted to tell her something - individuals who were uniquely in possession of the facts of this analysis - she would want to talk to those people and find out what they had to say. That struck a chord with me because I would be like that too. Does Ms Feehily not accept that she should have done that and that the six months would not have been lost? The impression has been given that the authority has been doing this work on the report and the background with the Garda, as of course it has, but it is almost presented as if it is in isolation. A huge amount of work has been done by these analysts within the ranks of the Garda. If the authority and they had worked together when the analysts first contacted the authority, it might have saved the six or seven months it has taken to get to this stage.