Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Yes. It is matter of how we approach this as a committee. My recollection of the last time the GSOC representatives were with us is that one of the significant areas of concern was the delays in terms of finalising complaints, particularly regarding persons under the age of 18. There was a very key, albeit a diplomatic answer, that the funding of GSOC was a key factor in that. I wonder about having a delegation from the Department in the room at the same time. I am not saying that we take away from the following meeting, but if a delegation from the Department is in the room at the same time as both the representatives of GSOC and An Garda Síochána, I think it might help the discussion although that is for consideration by the members. The key thing I took away from them on that occasion was that the delays were directly related to the resources that were provided.