Tom Brabazon (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)

To follow up on Deputy Ward's question regarding the joint policing committees and the vacuum, I know the north-central area joint policing committee continues to sit despite the legislation not having been implemented.

I have a few questions, and the first concerns the length of time members of An Garda Síochána are suspended for while going through a disciplinary process. It seems to be extraordinary. I have heard of cases that have taken seven or eight years. What in the name of God above takes so long for these cases to be dealt with? Regarding the 999 call system, what have been the witnesses' experiences of it? Has it been positive or negative?