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Three year review report. 
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23.— (1)  At the end of each 3 year period, the Garda Commissioner shall submit to the Minister a report, prepared by the Commissioner, containing a review of the efficiency and effectiveness of the management and deployment of resources available to the Garda Síochána during that 3 year period. 
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(2) The first 3 year period begins on the day this section comes into operation and each subsequent 3 year period begins on the day after the end of the period for which the previous report was submitted.  
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(3) The report may contain recommendations that the Garda Commissioner considers necessary for improving the management and deployment of resources.  
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(4) As soon as practicable after receiving the report, the Minister shall, subject to subsection (5), cause a copy of it to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. 
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(5) The Minister may exclude from the copies of reports that are to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas any matter that, in his or her opinion— 
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(a) would be prejudicial to the interests of national security, or 
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(b) might facilitate the commission of an offence, prejudice a criminal investigation or jeopardise the safety of any person. 
 
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