Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Which will enhance their awareness of the particular problem, which was denied. I want to address some of the other issues. I have general governance concerns. Last week the Department officials and the Minister for Justice and Equality were before the select committee and dealt with the issue of Garda overtime. The Minister was accompanied by two officials, Mr. Seamus Clifford from the Department and Mr. Michael Culhane who is head of finance for the Garda Síochána. There was obviously an email from Assistant Commissioner Pat Leahy on overtime which stated that overtime would be stopped in the Dublin metropolitan region. Does that show a dysfunction around the communication between both the Department and the Garda Síochána and why was there an official from An Garda Síochána and an official from the Department of Justice and Equality before the committee when the matter could be clarified before the issue arose? Will Ms McPhillips give me the detail of how governance works around Garda overtime?