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

At that point in the letter, as the Garda had also put some solutions in place regarding what had happened to different individuals, it was clear the Garda was concerned that there would be a number but it had no idea that there were 14,700 at that point. The Garda was concerned that some people were summoned to court who should not have been. Some solutions had been put in place and the Garda was linking with the Director of Public Prosecutions and all the relevant bodies. However, a full audit needed to be done. The figure of 14,700 emerged at the press conference just last week.

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