Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 31 May 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process

9:00 am

Mr. Joseph Nugent:

The State needs to resolve this based on what An Garda Síochána says it needs. This unitary position has not happened yet, but I suspect it will happen within the next two months. We are trying to regularise some of the land ownership issues. Excuse the pun but we need to take the sports field off the pitch. The transfer of the playing field lands is close to conclusion. Contracts have been exchanged and that issue will be resolved. There are other issues to do with the land around the golf club area, which need to be resolved. We need to do that in the spirit of engagement with the golf club but only at a time when we understand. Within two months we will have a view of where we stand.