38 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by the head of the Garda Inspectorate (details supplied) at the failure of the Garda to implement a number of recommendations of the Abbeylara inquiry; the recommendations that are still be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35366/10]

46 Deputy P. J. Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason three key and urgent recommendations 2.40, 2.41 and 2.42 made in the Abbeylara report published in February 2007 with regard to the need for formal arrangements for a team of mental health professionals to be established to assist the Garda in dealing with hostage incidents remain to be implemented and the action that has been taken to date to implement these particular recommendations. [35220/10]

135 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason three key and urgent recommendations, 2.40, 2.41 and 2.42, made in the Abbeylara report published in February 2007 with regard to the need for formal arrangements for a team of mental health professionals to be established to assist the Garda in dealing with hostage incidents remain to be implemented; and the steps that have been taken to date to implement these particular recommendations. [35547/10]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 38, 46 and 135 together.

Following on from the Barr Tribunal, the Garda Inspectorate published its second report, Review of Practices and Procedures for Barricade Incidents, in February 2007. The report contains eighty-four recommendations made by the Inspectorate. To date, seventy-four of these have been fully implemented, a further seven have been partially implemented and further progress remains to be made in relation to three. These three remaining recommendations relate to the need for a formal arrangement for the provision of professional mental health advice and support to the Garda Síochána at barricade incidents. This is one of a number of issues currently being considered by a high level Cross-Sectoral Working Group, chaired jointly by my Department and the Department of Health & Children. This Working Group includes representatives from An Garda Síochána and the Health Service Executive. In the meantime, the Central Mental Hospital continues to provide the Garda Síochána with specialist medical support in critical incidents.