Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I have every confidence in the way the sexual assault unit deals with these issues. However, the unit cannot deal with an issue if it has not received the information. I want assurance from the Minister that any warning that may arrive from now on, from Interpol or any other police authority anywhere in the world, that identifies serious criminal activity such as potential paedophilia, will be immediately notified to the appropriate unit, in this case the sexual assault unit. What steps has the Minister taken since this serious error happened to ensure it could not happen again?

I know there is a review going on and, no doubt, we will hear the details of that when the chief superintendent finishes his inquiry. However, can we be assured as of now that if such an alert arrived, it would not be mishandled, mistreated or misread today? What steps has the Minister taken to ensure this is a reality?

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