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

Mr. Joseph Nugent:

We want to do that, and putting words into Mr. Kelly's mouth in some ways, the areas where we will end up being non-compliant will be where there is an impediment to us running a competition and where the service must be delivered. I refer to the example where there was a challenge to the award of a contract while a service, such as towing or translation, had to be delivered. It is in those areas where I think it would be more understood. We are clearly in a space at the moment where we have to address the broader range of issues. I am committing to addressing those so that we are as compliant as we possibly can be.