Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána

1:10 pm

Mr. Martin Callinan:

To be clear, I came by these allegations when they were sent to me. Had they been sent to me by these two individuals, they would have received the exact same treatment. They were far too serious for me to ignore or push under the door with the intent of looking at them in six months time. That is not my style and I would not do it. They were very serious allegations that needed to be addressed immediately, and that is what I did.