Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is a rational explanation. However, it does not get away from the fact that the public body charged with oversight of An Garda Síochána was not in possession of an interim report prior to the meeting. Rather, it received a four-page letter to scrutinise. The analysis of and background to the matter is currently in draft form although the issue was flagged in 2014 and the the process commenced in 2017. Mr. Harris stated he would give the Policing Authority what he can. That is a problem.