Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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I welcome the witnesses. I congratulate Mr. Kelly on his new appointment. We might stick with that matter for a moment. I often ask a question about data and not just data but its relevance. As somebody knocking on doors at the moment, I do not disagree that people feel we need another 1,000 officers or so. I imagine we also need ICT resources. It is not just about data, which is a broad word, but resources relating to information-gathering in a digital sense. In a practical way, where are we with regard to our sufficiency in collecting data on this? Do the witnesses feel they have enough resources for data- and information-gathering and for all the policing that is not done on the street - the other side of policing? I presume it involves gardaí sitting at a desk and looking at people's phones or whatever. I do not know how it works. Does the Garda have enough resources? Where are we with that? What challenges does the Garda face? Does it have the skills and expertise in-house? It is using proprietary tools or buying things in? Do the witnesses have a sense of that?