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

As I said, the Commissioner has now reorganised the structure of the force's approach to domestic violence with the appointment of the chief superintendent to oversee the new child protection, domestic violence and human exploitation unit under the auspices of the national support service. The operational points the Senator makes are critical and I have no doubt that given the findings on crime investigation in the Garda Inspectorate report, that matter will be followed up by An Garda Síochána not just with regard to domestic violence but equally with regard to the investigation of other serious crimes. That is a very real issue for the force to examine.

I will examine the material the Senator sent me on initiatives being taken in other forces and I will ask An Garda Síochána for a response to that.