Results 8,841-8,860 of 9,409 for speaker:Jim O'Callaghan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: An audit of the southern region reported on 11 November 2015. Was the Commissioner aware of this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I note that the southern region audit concluded on 11 November 2015 but that the nationwide audit did not commence until 2 June 2016. What was the reason for the seven and a half month delay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: When did the Garda get the results of the national audit? Having looked through all of the papers, I have not identified a date.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: The Garda recommenced a review of the national audit on 14 February 2017, but prior to that it had results of a review that led it to change the IT system. When did the Garda get the results that led it to compare them with the information it had received from the Medical Bureau of Road Safety?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: When did it finish?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: When did the Garda get the results that led to the comparison with the medical bureau figures?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I find it interesting that there was a flurry of activity after an article was published in The Irish Timeson 20 February. The question to which I want to find an answer is when did the assistant commissioner have information from the national audit that satisfied him that there was a problem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Is Mr. Finn stating that prior to that date, he did not have an indication that his data were problematic?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I suggest the Garda had information before that. I want to conclude because my colleagues want to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I will finish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I understand that. I disagree with much of the information that has been put out. Why did the Garda Commissioner not bring to the attention of the Policing Authority the very important issues that had arisen in respect of the discrepancies in breath testing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I asked the Commissioner the question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: We should be finished.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: It is up to the Chairman. I will take that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I have some very short questions and I hope the answers will be very short. How long did the audit of the southern region take?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Were data from the Medical Bureau of Road Safety received for the audit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: The national audit started on 2 June 2016. It was mentioned in the press release last Thursday that the 2016 review was unable to reconcile the PULSE data and An Garda Síochána's paper-based breath test data. When did the witnesses become aware of that inability to reconcile the details?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Was it before the IT system was changed in November 2016?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: On what date was the Medical Bureau of Road Safety asked for the information which the witnesses say was received on 24 February 2017?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: It provided the sample on 24 February, but when did the witnesses ask? When did they contact the Medical Bureau of Road Safety for the first time in 2017 to seek information from it?