Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have an ancillary question before bringing in Deputy Wallace. My understanding is that an analysis would show there is actually a small decrease in the current year's provision under IT services. A decrease of 3% is what we have been advised in advance of this particular engagement. In the context of all the committee has addressed with representatives of An Garda Síochána and interested other parties during the course of this year, it has been reflected time after time that the equipment and PULSE system are not fit for purpose. I am not, hopefully, stealing his opportunity, but it is absolutely ancillary to what Deputy Ó Laoghaire has said. It causes me some concern as Chairman and a member of the committee that, notwithstanding all of the indications that a new system would be secured and put into service, there is nothing in what we read here that it will happen in the current year.