Mr. Michael Finn:

It is important we recognise that and that we do so from the outset. Dr. Singh and his team go to the Garda College and the CSO personnel come to us and give us the same message, so that we understand the importance of our data. We had issues in the past with breath tests. It is important we educate our staff and make the changes so that we start off on the correct course from the first day the new students come into the Garda College and they get an appreciation of, and an understanding, that it is not just about recording data in that data means something in terms of the quality of the service we give to the victim of crime and that we must categorise data properly. Data are important in terms of giving information to the Road Safety Authority and in how we plan events to try to prevent collisions occurring. We need to educate and that is part of the process we are undertaking. It is not all about systems; we need also to convince and change the hearts and minds of our people. Data are important and we need to make sure we gather data properly and accurately and that we give the people the service they deserve.