Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 May 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána

9:00 am

Mr. Joseph Nugent:

Since then we have been working on the transfer of the title of the playing fields lands - the football and hurling pitches, etc. Contracts have been signed so we are days away from title being vested back in the OPW.

The remaining issue, as the Deputy said, is that broader amenity in the community. We have deliberately not gone into that in order to resolve the other issues, to be respectful exactly as the Deputy has said. I hear what he is saying on engagement with the community. We wanted to deal with the other issues first and at that point in time we will have a respectful peace, making sure that the interests of the State are protected while, at the same time, making sure that social contract with Templemore is not completely ignored.