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- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022) Brian Stanley: Is there any outcome to the investigation into the renting out of the farm during the period from 2009 to 2013? Has that investigation included?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022) Brian Stanley: My understanding was there was an examination or investigation of the use of the rent collected from that four- or five-year period. I am trying to find out if that has concluded.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022) Brian Stanley: I do not want the Commissioner to go into detail, but on resources for espionage, as it is referred to, there was a situation where diplomats were expelled from the State in recent days. Are there sufficient resources within An Garda Síochána to deal with that type of activity?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022) Brian Stanley: Obviously, the Russian embassy where that has happened is well known. If I can ask, in terms of An Garda Síochána, are there sufficient resources for ongoing monitoring of that type activity by various governments or agencies that may be involved in such - perhaps ones not as far away as Russia; perhaps ones that are closer?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022) Brian Stanley: Is An Garda Síochána active on an ongoing basis in monitoring that type of activity or possible activity by other governments?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022) Brian Stanley: It has been reported as well that some of that is related. I know it was reported that State agencies were often targeted. In terms of State agencies, the political arena and various other sectors, would part of that involve the internal security in An Garda Síochána as well? From the point of view a government that would want to collect information, obviously targeting the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022) Brian Stanley: Okay. Has Commissioner sufficient resources on an ongoing basis?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022) Brian Stanley: I thank the Commissioner for that. I thank the witnesses, staff and the official from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for attending. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and his staff for assisting and attending today's meeting as well. Is it agreed that we request the clerk to the committee to seek any follow-up information and carry out actions agreed at...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: The business before us this afternoon is as follows: minutes, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, work programme and any other business. The minutes of the meeting on 24 March is the first business. They were circulated to members. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. They will be published as usual. The next business is accounts and financial statements. Five sets of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: If it goes over six months, I think, was that it-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: Do any members want to comment on any of them? Are they happy with them? Okay, we will ask for an explanation of that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: The Comptroller and Auditor General has been giving clear audition opinions on the accounts of the North-South bodies their accounts so far.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: Which is good.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: That is good considering there are two jurisdictions. Can we agree and note the accounts?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General for that information. Can we agree and note the accounts and statements? Agreed. As usual, the accounts and statements will be published as part of our minutes. The next business is correspondence. As previously agreed, items that are not flagged for discussion at this meeting will continue to be dealt with in accordance with the proposed...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: We will request the information Deputy Carthy mentioned. His proposal for 2021 is that the exact amount is included in respect of the net remuneration received by the Secretary General.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: Deputy Carthy's proposal is that we get a note on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: That is correct.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)
Brian Stanley: Yes, "consider" can mean a lot of things.