Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I attended yesterday's meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality with representatives of the Policing Authority. When issues connected with ICT contracts, tendering and procurement were raised, the head of the Policing Authority, Ms Josephine Feehily, indicated that the Committee of Public Accounts had greater capacity to deal with issues related to tendering or otherwise and public procurement within An Garda Síochána than the Policing Authority. Unless the authority's functions are extended, it will not be able to deal with this matter.