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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: So it was just general information.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Was it the internal Garda homicide review?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Ms Hall mentioned transparency. Is it the intention of the Policing Authority to publish that report?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: With regard to the specifics of this case, Ms Hall describes it as legal advice. How many reports of this nature does the Policing Authority generally commission in a year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: The language is important here----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: -----because every organisation gets legal advice. This committee gets legal advice. We would not define that as a report, which is what this is defined as. It is clearly in the public interest. Other than the fact the Policing Authority does not generally do it, are there specific reasons as to why it will not publish this?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Regardless of its naming and even if it is legal advice, is there a reason it would not be published?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Generally, that is because there could be other parties and one is not revealing one's legal strategy. Does the Policing Authority expect legal challenges on this issue?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: I take it this legal advice was a document the Policing Authority received-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: -----for its €10,000.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Which is it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Ms Hall mentioned there were two distinct €5,000-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: I take it the media coverage of it is wrong.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: An opening paragraph in the Irish Independentfor which I do not have a date-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: -----stated: "A substantial report by the Policing Authority into garda compliance with human rights standards during homicide investigations has been completed, following a major controversy over the misclassification of killings".

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Is anything in that paragraph correct? In terms of a substantial report, Ms Hall said it was essentially a letter.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: The advice was not into Garda compliance-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: -----with human rights standards, as Ms Hall indicated.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: It did not relate to the misclassification of killings.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (7 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: The advice was sought on the back of a tender process.