Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

Is the Minister concerned about an article written by Mick McCaffrey, a former confidante of the former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, which was published in a newspaper last Sunday? This study found that only 5% of fatal shootings resulted in convictions. Is the Minister concerned about this finding? Is there a need for additional training for the Garda Síochána to ensure that when preparing cases, no technicalities exist in their preparation that would allow some of these criminal elements to escape conviction?

What measures will the Minister take to tackle that and the point raised by Deputy Rabbitte, namely, the fact that there seems to be a continuous leakage from the Garda Síochána to the newspapers of every detail of the individuals under investigation and the investigation itself? What steps will be taken to secure information within the Garda Síochána until successful convictions are achieved?

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