Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Feehily and Ms Hall for attending this afternoon. I must apologise because I will have to depart for another engagement as soon as I finish my questions. First, I wish to deal with the initial public presentation of the homicide report, or document, as Ms Feehily has referred to it, in April. It is fair to say that it was an extraordinary episode when taken in the context of everything we have learnt since. This document was heavily criticised by Ms Feehily and the Policing Authority. It was stated by Dr. Gurchand Singh that although he did not raise it at that meeting, he had serious concerns and was not satisfied with it, and clearly Ms West and Ms Galligan were not at all happy with it. It appears that only the senior gardaí who presented the document at the meeting were satisfied with it.

One of the key issues with the document was not only its content but the process that took place before it was presented to the Policing Authority and the fact that Ms Galligan, Ms West and the Garda analysis service were not consulted, despite being significantly involved in the audit and Ms Galligan and Ms West being the primary analysts. The analysts were not involved in the report that was presented. Does Ms Feehily agree that it was unusual and remarkable and that if a comparable report were to have been prepared by the drugs section and presented to the Policing Authority, those involved would have been consulted?