Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Public Accounts Committee

2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 3: Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6: Office of the Chief State Solicitor

10:00 am

Mr. Barry Donoghue:

The member of the Garda Síochána dealing with the family will let them know two things: first, that there can be a review of the decision; and second, that the reasons can be sought. I am unaware of any case in which the family of the victim in a fatal incident were not aware of the reasons we gave. They have written to us on many occasions and we provide our reasons in those cases.