asked the Minister for Justice the changes he proposes to make in the regulations governing the interrogation of suspects in custody and the methods of obtaining evidence.

I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 31 on 27 April in which I dealt generally with the question of legislative proposals and also my reply to Question No. 30 on 14 February in which I indicated that an examination of areas of the criminal code relative to the investigation of crime and the law of evidence is being carried out with a view to seeing whether—and if so what —changes can and ought to be made, consistent with the preservation of the legitimate rights of all concerned. The examination referred to is still in progress and will of course take account of the recommendations of the committee chaired by Judge Barra Ó Brian whose report was made to the Government on 13 April. With regard to that report I may say that, while the preliminary comments of the Garda authorities have been received, more detailed observations are awaited from them and will need to be carefully studied before I, and in due course the Government, can form any conclusions in the matter.