Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 April 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority

9:30 am

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Yes, and that is fair enough. It is not always straightforward. Turning to the Policing Authority itself, it is holding another organisation to account. To do that, the Policing Authority's own board must have the authority to do that, and that is why is it important that it is above reproach. Late last year, there was an issue with a board member concerning the handling of a disciplinary issue in Northern Ireland in respect of an individual who had a degree of protection in the workplace and then that protection was removed. Regret was expressed about the handling of that matter at the time. Is that sufficient? Has what happened undermined the Policing Authority? How can that kind of situation be avoided in future? I think it is the Minister who makes the appointments.

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