Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is difficult for us to comment on specific cases, particularly ones that are active, and what we like to do is comment on patterns that we see. In general, the delay in GSOC's ability to investigate often has a compounding impact on people who perceive that they are victims. In some cases, it will be proved that they were victims. It is hard to say but sometimes people would say that the delay in GSOC is a harder hit than the original incident because they have already been let down by one section of the State and the body responsible for ensuring that that does not happen also lets them down by virtue of the length of the delay. Does GSOC appreciate the impact that has? Is this down to resources? Is this something that we should be going to Ministers about and saying that they need to be giving GSOC more resources?