Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner

2:00 pm

Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

Again, Mr. Twomey will be happy to provide detailed information today, or we can provide it to the committee later. As the Deputy noted, the Garda Síochána analysis service has done a considerable amount of work in terms of profiling. All our anti-crime operations are intelligence-led, based on the various findings of the analysis service. We will, of course, apply the law as it comes from the Legislature. Anything that helps to keep communities safe is very welcome. As I mentioned in my opening statement, we are doing a lot of inter-agency work right across the criminal justice sector, with a number of agencies, to ensure there is joined-up thinking when it comes to managing particularly prolific offenders. We have several initiatives going on with the Courts Service and Prison Service, for example, around case management and managing people throughout the system. Whatever can be done to keep communities safe, we are committed to ensuring it is done.