Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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My response to that, if the Garda was here, would be that, until a case is prosecuted and tested, that cannot really be known. Sending it to the DPP just creates a kind of artificial barrier before the law even gets tested. If we continue to use the DPP as that barrier, we will never get to the point where it gets challenged and tested. It is very useful to do that. I have outlined my concerns about introducing that barrier, and if the witnesses get clarification from the DPP, the committee would be interested in knowing that, if it is possible to get our hands on it. I do not know if that is something the witnesses are able to do. Would that be something that would be possible to get, if and when the witnesses receive it?