Seanad debates

Tuesday, 20 May 2003

Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Committee Stage.

 

If the Senator is suggesting that a provision be made for the establishment of teams to be subject to costing, it is difficult to see how this would work in practice if the implication is that joint teams would not be set up if costs were over a certain limit. Investigations would be set up to deal with serious crime. While good management practice would require effective use of resources and planning for same, it would not make sense to compromise the safety of citizens, perhaps even in life threatening situations, by having a mandatory requirement to go ahead or not on the basis of cost.

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