Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have one observation that does not affect the lads here. It is incredible that the Policing Authority has a role in respect of anyone being appointed to any role in An Garda Síochána. It does and that is right. However, it has no role in respect of contracts of €26.5 million. That is a weakness and as legislators we need to deal with that. It is not the fault of the witnesses. I am just saying that as fact. I have a quick question for Mr. Niall Kelly. We heard about issues with Garda tax numbers before. Are all the tax issues in regard to An Garda Síochána dealt with? Are there any outstanding issues? How many tax numbers are there?