Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 December 2017
140. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the terms of reference of the review of his department's handling of the trawl of emails in relation to the disclosures tribunal; if the failure to search the former minister's email account and the accounts of her advisors will be included in the terms of reference of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53496/17]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, I have welcomed that there will be an independent review of the response of my Department to requests for documents from the Disclosures Tribunal. The terms of reference for that review were published yesterday. The terms of reference include an examination of the actions taken by the Department in response to all requests for documents directed to the Department, including whether the Department has now carried out appropriately comprehensive search and retrieval to identify any relevant material for the tribunal and any concerns which arise. The review may also advise on what further measures, if any, might be taken to address those concerns. The Department will of course implement any further measures arising from the review.
