David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have three issues and I propose to deal with them all, rather than coming in separately on each. I understand the point Deputy Kelly is making on the legal advice given to the then Commissioner. Can the Committee of Public Accounts get legal advice on whether privilege still exists when the then Commissioner is no longer in office? I presume that the legal adviser to the acting Garda Commissioner is the same person as previously, namely, Mr. Ruane. I question whether the latter is still bound by confidentiality. To be fair to everybody involved, we need certainty regarding what is the actual position.

My second point is that we did a great deal of work on this issue. In fact, we published our own report on the matters relating to the Garda College in Templemore. If one reverts to the internal audit report, the headline issue - leaving aside the salacious stuff and the madness when had the heads of different departments, who almost collapsed before us - there was recommendations made by the head of internal audit and changes were to be made. What tracking is the Committee of Public Accounts doing to ensure that those changes have been implemented? Have we stopped? Are we going to come to the issue when the next set of appropriation accounts or-----