Mr. Hugh Hume:

The Deputy is right that there have been cases in which information from members of the public or our own information has required us to conduct investigations into the leaking of information. There are ongoing investigations in that regard. We have in the past made recommendations of criminal and disciplinary consequences for the misuse of such information. Systemic recommendations have also been made to the Garda Commissioner around the access of information on PULSE. A number of other bodies have conducted reviews of the Garda and identified the ways in which the PULSE system has failed to be an effective management system. The Garda Commissioner has accepted a recommendation to change certain aspects of PULSE to allow for a more proactive capability to monitor leaks. Work is ongoing to procure such a system.