Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 March 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána

9:00 am

Photo of Alan FarrellAlan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chairman for his direction.

Another issue is the €100,000 from a sporting organisation that was sent in four tranches to the boat club account. Again, presumably for uses for the personal benefit of the individuals who had access to the account or perhaps those within Templemore College but I am not sure. I wish to refer to the alarming responses by the auditing service within An Garda Síochána and, indeed, the previous financial director's report from 2008.

Can the Commissioner any the following questions? Are the individuals who were in charge of Templemore College up to 2008 still serving within An Garda Síochána? Clearly, I do not need to hear their names as I do not wish to identify individuals. Are the people in management positions? Are they no longer present in An Garda Síochána? Does the Commissioner accept the seriousness of the interim report? Does she accept the nature of the investigations that are now required by, presumably, the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and-or others? Does she appreciate the seriousness of that issue?

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