Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

Does the Minister agree this is a very disturbing report on the operational condition of the Garda Síochána? It paints a picture, albeit in polite language, of a police force as it might have operated in 1950s Ireland in terms of management techniques, deployment of manpower, absence of technology, rostering systems, the failure of the civilianisation effort and so on. Law-abiding citizens must be horrified at what is revealed in this report by the Garda inspectorate. What is the Minister's response to the statement by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors that most Garda stations do not even have e-mail facilities? Does the Minister agree with the 27 recommendations in this report? If so, will he indicate a timeframe for their implementation?

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