Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána
Mr. Drew Harris:
There is material in the journal that has been provided for the Police Ombudsman. It is information or evidence for the ombudsman's inquiry. The ombudsman has been given the relevant sections of the journal to advance its inquiry. It is not correct to say it is of no evidential value. It is of evidential value in an ongoing and legitimate inquiry. Beyond that, the journal contains information of a personal nature, not just related to Mr. Donaldson and his family. I need to get a legal opinion on the matter as I would be in breach of data protection legislation if I was to release it in its current form.
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