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. Michael Howard:
I have known the Commissioner since she was an assistant commissioner. For nine years, I was Secretary General of the Department of Defence, which carries out much work in tandem with the Garda. It has responsibility for peace-time emergency planning, security details and operates Garda aircraft. I knew the Commissioner because of my time in that role.