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:
The board's role in that, I understand, is for approval only. It is different from the present process, which the chair of the Policing Authority has outlined, by which we work in tandem in respect of the annual plan and are working through the strategic plan as we speak. It is a different process. We would be informed by our engagements with the authority, the Minister and the board. Much of the weight in terms of the timescales involved falls on the organisation and on me to deliver.