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:

Yes. We have been very clear that victims have been let down. Matters were reported in good faith to An Garda Síochána that should have been dealt with efficiently and effectively but that did not happen. We have let them down and we are now going through a process of informing them. In the more serious cases, we are making personal visits to ensure that we do not compound our earlier mistake in terms of its treatment of them. This process is under way. I concur with the Deputy that victims have been let down in what they expected from us in terms of the service we provide and it did not happen.

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