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

When the Commissioner wrote to me in respect of that original May 2014 issue, she outlined the range of actions that had been taken at that point. That issue was dealt with at that time. Subsequently, the medical bureau wrote the letter, as I have outlined. If one reads the letter, which I have, the bureau just refers to the ordering of testing equipment and notes that An Garda Síochána had not placed a request for additional equipment. The fact that they did not need additional equipment clearly indicated that there was an issue. In retrospect, clearly, that should have been acted on immediately. Subsequently, the audits started being done in the southern region because there were concerns raised. It was in June 2016 that I was then given the information. That is the reality of the situation.

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