Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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It is very welcome the dispute has been resolved because it was a serious impediment and led to delays. On the section 102 referrals that relate to the death of or serious harm to a person, we are given figures there in the final section of the table. It tells us there were 43 referrals in 2020 and 59 in 2021. It would useful for us to get some additional information on that. It would also be useful to ask GSOC if there are international comparisons. We need a breakdown of the circumstances in which the referrals arose. Was it in custody, during an arrest or a warrant search or was the officer on duty? A breakdown along those specific lines would be useful. The number has gone up significantly - from 43 to 59 - in 12 months, so it would be useful if we could get that information.