Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion
Mr. Drew Harris:
I am afraid that I do not enjoy the same privilege in being able to answer the question that Deputy McNamara enjoys in asking the question of me. One of the principles of the section 41 reports to the Minister is that only the Minister can make a decision in terms of the publication of such a report. That is contained in the current legislation and, in effect, explicitly prevents me from talking about or going into any detail on such reports. That question is beyond my remit, in these circumstances, to answer.