Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 May 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am trying to put myself in Mr. Waters' shoes when he read the report. There seems to be a lack of urgency on the Department's part in how it responded to some issues. Teachta McDonald asked what action was taken when he was made aware of this and read the report about bank accounts being opened without the express permission of the Minister for Justice and Equality, and specifically the bank account in 2015. I am sure he also read the paragraph I quoted and this should have sounded alarm bells. Private companies were established for which permission needed to be given by the Minister but it was not given. What did Mr. Waters do when he became aware of that?

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