Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed)

9:00 am

Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

Deputy, the "now" part is really important because it is part of what we are about. From 2014, as well as creating an environment where people can speak up freely, such as Mr. Barrett bringing these matters to our attention, we also decided that we would identify where we had problems. I was asked earlier about the breath test, which is a good example. If we had problems, we were going to shine a light on them and turn over the stones and ensure that we not only identified the issues but that we brought them to the surface and dealt with them and put them right. On top of that, we made a commitment to openness and transparency that would make it clear that they were in plain view and to involve all of the necessary parties.

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