Mr. Robert K. Olson:

We have mentioned that issue in several reports. I remember clearly that resource allocation has always been a problem. While it may have changed, at one point in time at least 25% of Garda overtime was for cops sitting around in court rooms with people rarely having to get up. In this crime inspection, we found several areas of issue, particularly where expert witnesses are called and sit there all darned day. One has just lost a whole day of an expert in ballistics. They are not checking any guns, but are sitting in court. That is why we have made recommendations that have to have everybody together. We are going to try to look at that issue specific to An Garda Síochána in the Haddington Road review. There will be recommendations relevant to that whole court process. However, as we have said in this and our previous inspection, one has to bring all of the players to the table. It is not just An Garda Síochána. Something that one agency does can impact on another agency. If they are not talking to each other, they will not even know they had those impacts. We are hopeful that will get worked out.