Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that the Minister is meeting Garda representatives tomorrow. In his response, he said that as far as he was concerned, he wanted the review completed as soon as possible. On an issue of such public concern, potential weight and seriousness, we need a little more detail than that. We have no real sense or indication from the Minister as to when the review will be completed. That is required, not least to give the review the priority and urgency needed to see it completed and to restore public confidence in this area.

There is also clearly an issue with the attitude and emphasis placed on data and its quality. We have seen this issue arise across a number of controversies relating to An Garda Síochána. I tabled a question to the Minister on whether the Garda had taken action on the specific recommendation in the Garda Inspectorate's report on putting in place a director of data quality. There was nothing in the Minister's response to indicate this was something he intended to do. When will the review be completed and will the Minister create a position of director of data quality?

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