Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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I will ask a couple of questions on the Ward report, which is quite extensive. First, has the Department engaged with the relevant representative bodies on it? I have a specific question on the change in reporting requirements whereby all offences that normally are required to be reported to An Garda Síochána will be required to be reported to An Garda Síochána going forward. I seek clarity on who carries out that reporting. Is it only the commanding officer? Must a serving person now report to the commanding officer and then the commanding officer reports to the Garda? What would be the consequences were an individual serving member to report something that is required to be reported directly to the Garda?