Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
1120. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice how many section 16 interviews took place in 2022; how many were conducted jointly by members of An Garda Síochána with a Tusla social worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37787/23]
View answerAs the Deputy will appreciate, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, including the direction of investigation priorities for the organisation and the management of the PULSE system.
To be of assistance, I contacted the Garda authorities in relation to the information sought by the Deputy and I am advised that the information requested is not recorded in a structured manner on PULSE. As a result the information requested by the Deputy can not be reported on and I am unable to provide the requested statistics.
