David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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I ask these questions because I have read the two interim reports cover-to-cover several times and, in my view, they understate the case in some instances. They reference errors, inconsistences and so on, and they look at systems failures, data gathering and such. There is very little reference to the failure of management or oversight. Somebody is responsible for making sure that something as serious as a mandatory alcohol-testing initiative is done right. Somebody has to be held accountable for that. Mr. Finn and the Commissioner will be aware that if it is the case that the inconsistences are as great as has been reported, that has huge implications with regard to policy. As they know, policy is set based on data given to the Government and to the Department. If the data is massively incorrect, it has serious implications for policy responses. I am trying to understand why very little attention is given in any of the interim reports that I have read to management culpability or examination of management - including Mr. Finn's predecessors.