Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 June 2025

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána

2:00 am

Photo of Grace BolandGrace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)

In the couple of the minutes of left, I will also turn to chapter 6. In reading it, it feels like work needs to be done here on due diligence, including recording the rationale for the various different decisions as to why some events were fully abated and some were not. As the Comptroller and Auditor General has highlighted, it is important for transparency. Some of these are run by private operators, while others might be more community based. It is important that we get that right. If different rates are needed to apply to different events, for example, smaller events being a different rate, big events having such a rate and charity events having such a rate, there definitely needs to be work done here. Mr. Harris mentioned wanting to retain a little control. I am not sure that the legislation allows that. My understanding is that the legislation provides that the Garda should charge the actual rate. That is clearly not happening at the moment.

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