Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 July 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána

9:00 am

Mr. Michael Culhane:

I have not got an exact date in terms of when the tender was completed, but the issue was in regard to funding. At the end of 2016, we got a Supplementary Estimate which included €4 million for the Schengen system. That allowed us to sign the contract and then make an additional payment of €4 million. As part of the funding for the Schengen system, that is included in the mid-term capital review. We are seeking the balance in terms of the funding required to complete the system.