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

Ms Justice Ring will be aware that I put in a freedom of information request on a report on work practices at GSOC's Longford offices. The request was refused on the basis that to grant it would potentially identify somebody. As such, I will be careful in my remarks so as to not identify anyone. It remains my view, however, that there is a public interest in the issues that surround this generally. I will be careful, but I intend to ask these questions all the same. According to the Minister, in reply to a parliamentary question I submitted, there were clearly issues. If there were not, I expect the report would not have been commissioned. According to the Minister's reply, a report was drawn up in 2016 under the direction of GSOC's director of investigations. It related to a review of the workload on hand at the office in Longford. Does Ms Justice Ring accept that, at that point in time, there were issues with the office and that it was not investigating as effectively as it should have been?