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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)
Catherine Murphy: There was row back on the second one because of the way it was agreed. It was not as enforceable. A degree of trust was taken that when offers were made those offers would materialise, but some of them did not.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)
Catherine Murphy: The length of time it takes for facilities to be started and completed can seem like an eternity and that is when things go well. In the case of the Mercy Convent primary school project in Naas, planning permission was obtained in 2012. The work commenced in 2017 and there is still no sign of the building being available. It was necessary to deploy the dispute mechanism but that is...
- Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)
Catherine Murphy: In the past week, when the IP applicants who were camped out on Mount Street - some still are - were bussed to Crooksling, the optics were that they were being hidden from international eyes for the St. Patrick’s Day festival. It is an appalling way to treat human beings. The direct provision system, which was to be phased out, is overwhelmed and cannot cope with the new intake of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: I thank the Chair. I welcome the witnesses before the committee. I wish to start on the resourcing issue. For example, each time we ask the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, we are constantly told that the deployment of resources is entirely under the Garda Commissioner's remit. Obviously, we expect that this is done efficiently and effectively. Mr. Harris acknowledged that the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: I need a concise response.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: Can the force safely police when it is under resourced?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: The Commissioner has talked about the pipeline but really we should look at the net numbers. Obviously a large number of people are exiting and, in fact, exiting mid-career from the Garda. Taking account of the difference between the number of new recruits and the number who have left, the net increase between 2020 and 2023 was just 300 people.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: On the recruitment process, An Garda Síochána has moved away from using the Public Appointments Service and now uses a UK firm, which is obviously non-EU, to spearhead the recruitment drive. What does the firm do and how did the change come about? I understand that the initiative is costing approximately €4 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: I understand that a UK firm is now used to recruit, rather than the Public Appointments Service.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: Please keep the reply short.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: Can I presume that was agreed at ministerial level?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: On the use of overtime, between 2020 and 2023 almost half a billion euro was used on overtime. There are also additional payments for travel and subsistence. For people who are doing overtime, such as those who are bussed in from outside of Dublin to Dublin for overtime or for special events and things like that, for example, there are probably additional amounts of travel and subsistence....
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: To short-circuit this, I ask the Garda Commissioner to supply in writing details on travel and subsistence. I would also like details in writing on the arrangements in terms of travel and subsistence, for example, when overtime occurs outside the district? Do they differ from Civil Service rates? If so, I ask the Commissioner to supply a note on that to the committee, please. That would...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: I ask the Commissioner to provide the information in writing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: There was a fairly high-profile case involving a bicycle where a Garda was suspended for three years. I completely understand that An Garda Síochána is a hierarchical organisation and when a complaint is made it must be dealt with. However, in this case it seems like a sledgehammer was used to crack a nut.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: It has.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: Some information is in the public domain and this goes to the heart of how resources are deployed. For example, the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation was deployed. If I am not right about this, the Commissioner should feel free to correct it. There is supposed to be a review of suspensions every three months. It affects approximately 100 gardaí. We have seen...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Catherine Murphy: I just find this case to be extraordinary. Often, examples have to be used to get under the bonnet and see what is happening and how resources are being deployed. On the face of it, it seems this is an extraordinary use or misuse of resources. I am not satisfied. A hundred or so people are suspended. Some people are suspended for a very long time, which could be for justifiable...