Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed)

9:00 am

Mr. John Barrett:

I think that is part of the solution but ignorance of the law is no defence and I do not have doubt in my mind that the rules in relation to what is good management and good business were known clearly. Let us be clear about it: we are talking about opening 50 accounts in a situation where it is understood that ministerial approval is required for the opening of an account.