Ms Josephine Feehily:

We get everything very late. At our most recent public meeting, we were visibly annoyed over having received material at 6.30 p.m. the evening before in regard to a review of the policing of the Jobstown protest. Whether those concerned like it or not, it means they will have to ensure a second outing on the matter because we are now going to consider the material in April. We receive significant material very late all the time.

We also have major concerns over data quality. Again, that sounds technical but it is not. Homicide data comprise a really good example. Issues have arisen regarding breath-test and homicide data. There is a casual attitude to data and recording data on PULSE. The committee will probably be discussing with the Chief Inspector from the Garda Inspectorate his recent report on child sexual abuse. One will find data quality issues at play in that regard. We have had issues over what was or was not on PULSE in the Jobstown review we got.

We have decided this year that no matter what policing topic we are discussing, we will examine it through the lenses of data quality, governance, supervision and ethics because the issue is just pervasive.