Mr. Hugh Hume:

We publish those in our report. The single biggest reason for inadmissibility, which amounted to 742 cases last year, was that even if proven the complaint would not amount to a criminal or disciplinary matter. People may ring up to say they want to complain about this but maybe that is the law or Garda policy rather than bad behaviour by an individual. That was the single biggest reason cases were not admitted. Following on from that, 14% of cases were inadmissible because the allegations fell outside 12 months. We have a 12-month window to make a complaint, which accounts for a number of cases. We can extend that period if there is good cause, but sometimes no good cause is offered. That was the second biggest reason. We break down all the reasons, which include persons not authorised to make a complaint, instances where a complaint is vexatious, or is about the control or direction of the Garda, or a garda was not on duty when an allegation was made. There is a very narrow band of when we can admit those. The breakdown of complaints is visible and publicly available.