Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On the specific question on performance targets and what happens if they are not met, I note the Minister said there would be flexibility in the plan. However, I think the line used by Senator Gallagher that “What gets measured, gets done” is pertinent. If there is an incentive to get certain things done, other things may get missed. It is important that unnecessary pressure is not put on the Garda by particular targets being set. How will that evaluation take place and what is the process after that? Within a workplace evaluation, for example, if you have not met a particular target, often you are told you will be given three months, at which point it will be looked at again. Will it be something along those lines or is it at the discretion of the Garda Commissioner and the board?