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Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: What is the period of the contract?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Was that put out to tender?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: How long did it take to negotiate that contract?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: When?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I understand over €2.5 million was brought forward on 1 January that was not used? Did Mr. Culhane assign money for that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Yes, please.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Since 2007.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I will finish on this point. On what was that €2.7 million spent?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I will have to come back to that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I would like to make a comment.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: The rules were not complied with. We are giving out about a group before us that does not comply with the rules. We agreed to an arrangement, but it was not complied with. Perhaps we might come back to this issue in private session. We are still here at 12.15 p.m., even though we agreed to stop at 12 noon and stick rigidly to that arrangement, but that did not happen.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I do not know how they could be-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Will the Chairman clarify how we will have 15 minutes each if-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I beg the Chairman's pardon. That is five, ten, 15-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: That is 20 minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I would like to be precise and work to rules.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the delegates for the clarification of the procurement process. I wish to go back to the matter with Mr. Culhane and the Commissioner. I would prefer if, say, in Galway local suppliers could be favoured, but, obviously, they have to comply with the procurement rules. However, what An Garda Síochána seems to be doing, inadvertently or otherwise, is allowing some suppliers...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It is listed on page 2 of the list the witnesses gave us. I am not seeking to identify one group. My five minutes will be up if the witnesses continue to check things.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: There are 73 items in total. Rather than the witnesses just-----