Mr. Drew Harris:

I will turn to Dr. Coxon on this in a moment. We have set up through the property and evidence management system, PEMS, a robust system that gives us assurance on accounting for all the things we retain, be it money, firearms or drugs or other property. The concern I have is if an individual member or staff member of An Garda Síochána has criminal intent, those systems can be defeated. We saw that with the theft of cannabis from Carlow station about a year and a half ago, so that is of concern. Also of concern is the amount of cash we are holding. That is an obvious concern for us and why so much work has gone into why we are holding it and what are the routes to ensure it is more secure and how do we get rid of it as quickly as possible. It is similar with arms and drugs. I turn to Dr. Coxon on some of the more detailed work she has undertaken.