Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I take the Minister's point on not putting into primary legislation where a report should be placed, but the point I was making was that there is no provision for making printed copies available to the public.

Senator Chambers made a point on section 64(4), which states the board, in consultation with the Garda Commissioner, shall provide the Minister with reports on the implementation of the strategic plans as part of the annual report. One of the points I was making earlier was on evaluation, how it would be done and the follow-up on it. Senator Chambers pointed out that the plan would be laid before the Houses. It is not usual for the Houses to debate the reports of the Garda. There is a range of State agencies. From time to time, the Houses do debate reports but not as a matter of course. I imagine that doing so might be more appropriate for the justice committee. It is not for the Minister to outline the work of this House on reviewing but I imagine it is something that the Government would ask for. However, it goes back to my point on making the information available to the public in a way that is accessible to them and does not require broadband. If the latter is the only option, it excludes quite a large sector of our society.