Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

One of the immediate priorities is to have a comprehensive plan in place in respect of the technology that An Garda Síochána needs. Clearly, that kind of investment was not made during the Celtic tiger years. This problem has not arisen overnight, but it is beyond time for us to make that investment and I intend to begin to make it once we have the report on Haddington Road from the Garda Inspectorate. The inspectorate report lays out a timeframe. There are initiatives that can be taken in the next year, the next two years and beyond, so the timeframe is there and I would like to adhere to it as much as possible. Certainly, there are initiatives that can be taken immediately. The decision on technology is an important part of that, but there are many others relating to reforms of policing which can be implemented immediately.

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