Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is a unique balance. This is more of a curious question and the witnesses will probably not want to answer it. Is there also a cultural thing there? I understand that people have been trained in a particular field and see themselves as having a wealth and years of experience. Is there a concern that people who are used to the prosecution end of this see the merging of the two as sort of undermining of the process which already exists in terms of prosecution and extracting evidence and all of that stuff?

As for the ones who are being trained, have they self-identified as people who are really open to the idea of a new way of working in that space? I refer to a new way of working which still ends up with the same aim but without the battle of egos and without people saying that this is how it has always been done as it gets what we want and need. The cultural aspect of the trauma piece must be brought in. I am curious whether the ones who are training self-selected. Is there pushback from people of the opinion that this is how prosecution and the gathering of evidence works and there is no room for anything that may jeopardise that? I am just curious in this regard.

I have one further question for Mr. Des Delaney. I do not wish to hold anyone up any more. Did he say that he is the chair of the steering committee?