Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is easy to knock us, but when one looks at those four items with which we dealt extensively and which are all being investigated by major tribunals and commissions of inquiry, it demonstrates the significance of the work which crosses our desks. We now take it as routine, but it is very serious. I have highlighted it because we are dealing with the particular item of correspondence. We are assisting the inquiries in every way we can. We will note the correspondence.

The item of correspondence is No. 1071C which is dated 7 Februrary 2018 and from Mr. Stephen Tierney, designated officer in GSOC. It relates to a request to forward to GSOC all documentation received from An Garda Síochána in the committee’s examination of the Garda College in Templemore. GSOC is investigating financial fraud allegations at the training college. The secretariat prepared the documentation requested which has been given to GSOC. We will note the correspondence. It feeds into what I said. There was some documentation which we had received as part of our work and considered but which we chose not to publish at the time. We have now sent all of it to GSOC to assist it in its inquiry. We will continue to assist it in any we can.

The next item of correspondence is No. 1074C which received from Deputy Catherine Murphy requesting that the committee look for a copy of the Crowe Howarth report on the University of Limerick. We have covered that issue and are asking for a copy of the report.