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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: She identified inconsistencies that she deemed very significant. Is that not correct? She brought them to Ms West's attention and she agreed with this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ms West says in her statement that, in her view, the issues raised went right to the heart of policing and the ability of An Garda Síochána to protect and serve the public. Could she elaborate on that for the committee? Why did she believe these issues went to the heart of the ability of An Garda Síochána to protect and serve the public?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: When the data are not accurate, it deprives members of An Garda Síochána of access to the relevant history pertaining to a potential suspect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: On 24 November, Ms Galligan sent Ms West a draft of her 87-page report. Ms West recognised that this was extremely serious. She wanted it brought to the attention of the Garda executive. Is that not correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Could Ms Lois West remind the committee who is on the Garda executive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Therefore, Ms West is aware that the Garda executive was informed of this on 29 November. Up to that stage, everything seemed to be working according to plan and Ms West had no complaint about any issue. Is that not so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Let me outline what appears to me to be the problem period. Between 1 December and the time of the Policing Authority meeting on 27 April 2017, Ms West's work seems to have been ignored and she seems to have been excluded from deliberations. Would that be a fair assessment of what occurred?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: On one level, there are the issues about the work of Ms West's service not being taken seriously. On the other hand, in terms of the major public issue, why were the issues Ms West raised and highlighted not countenanced in the report? Why was there an attempt not to give credence to them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Let us put ourselves back into the early part of last year in An Garda Síochána. There were major issues developing in respect of Garda breath-testing, as referred to by Deputy Chambers. Might it have been a factor that the Garda did not want to put into the public domain further negative information in respect of Garda data?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I refer Ms West to the Policing Authority meeting of 27 April 2017. Does she believe the authority was given an accurate account of the state of the homicide review in An Garda Síochána at that time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I asked Dr. Singh about this three weeks ago. The impression appears to have been communicated clearly to the Policing Authority that the analysis and investigative sides of the House were satisfied. Was that correct at the time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Did Ms West see the Policing Authority meeting as it was taking place? Did she see it subsequently?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: What was Ms West's reaction to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: The report that was referred to the Policing Authority meeting was not really the product of work conducted by the analysis service and the investigative service; it was purely work produced by the latter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: When Ms West got to see the 59-page report that was being referred to at the meeting of the Policing Authority, what was her response?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Was Ms West put under pressure to sign off on the 59-page report that had been referred to the Policing Authority?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Do I take it from that that there was pressure put on Ms West to get her agreement to sign off on the report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: There was another Policing Authority meeting on 29 June 2017. Was Ms West happy with what was presented to the authority on that occasion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: What made Ms West unhappy with that presentation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: There was a further Policing Authority meeting on 28 September 2017. I watched it and there was a brief reference to the homicide review and report. It was confirmed to the chairwoman of the authority that the investigative side of the house and the analysis side of the house had signed off on it. Was that correct at that stage?