Ms Emily Logan:

I understand the Deputy's question. To be clear, in the context of a section 2 or section 3 assault when a young person has been assaulted, it is very important, and Mr. Justice MacCabe made the point earlier, that the rigour of our investigation will stand up in court. If we are going to do our job properly, the investigation must be rigorous. We must be able to withstand the questioning from a defence lawyer in a court, so anything that we do must have that rigour. If we have the internal capacity and our investigators have that level of expertise, that is our preference. On the occasion when it does not happen, yes, there are gardaí there. However, we, as an independent oversight body, will supervise that entire process.