Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Mick WallaceMick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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Mr. Nugent is the chief administrative officer. The buck for finance and ICT issues stops with him. Mr. Nugent is also the chairperson of the ICT governance board. Since September 2017, Mr. Nugent has been a member of the Garda audit committee that audits ICT expenditure. Ms Josephine Feehily told the committee that it "is a conflict of interest" but her hands are tied. Does Mr. Nugent think it is a conflict of interest?