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:

Of course it can be done. We have put, and continue to put, the structures, the necessary checks and balances and the safeguards in place to make sure there are effective communications, structures and processes. That is work we continue to do with the support of the Policing Authority and the Department of Justice and Equality. I mentioned earlier about getting new skill sets in, and as of two weeks ago, we are now the closest we have ever been to a full management team, and we are not completed yet. That is an important consideration. There is no doubt that over recent years, with the downturn in the economy and with various Government decisions, there was a reduction especially in the senior management cadre in the organisation. At one stage we were left with five people at the top of the organisation. With the support of the Government, the Department and the Policing Authority, we have rebuilt that. The organisation can be run by one person, but the necessary structures and architecture need to be put in place to support that.

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