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- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Let me finish.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. O'Brien has brought this up. He said the report was given to An Garda Síochána immediately or words to that effect-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, okay. That is very good. I will do it through the Chair.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It was completed in March 2012. I will ask my question through the Chair. How did it take from March 2012 to July 2012 to give it to the Garda? I am asking that question because Mr. O'Brien said it was given when it was completed. If I cannot pick up on that, we might as well pack up and go home.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I have no difficulty with that, but the answer has been given. We have been told it was given to the Garda when it was completed. That is what we were told. We were told this report was given to the Garda when it was completed. It has been confirmed that this was in July. Now Mr. O'Brien is asking for more time. I am asking factual questions.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It is only the process, Chair.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: All right.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That is okay. It is difficult to remain focused. I am asking very specific questions that are factual. Was the report changed in any way as a result of the legal challenges?
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: All right. I would like to ask about the disciplinary procedure. Mr. O'Brien has given us two letters and an opening statement. He has said that there "may" be a disciplinary process. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: There "may" be such a process. When Mr. O'Brien gave evidence subsequently, he said that it has started. He can correct me if I am wrong.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: When did it start?
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: In February.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Okay. Why could the disciplinary procedure not have started earlier than this?
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: All right. Does that not invite a judgment on my part? I am not attributing fault when I speak about the process being delayed. I am simply talking about a delayed process here now. Grace was removed in 2009. We had our first report, separate from an internal review, in 2012. We are now in 2017 and the disciplinary process "may" start. Is there not an inbuilt self-serving idea that if...
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I would like to raise two more items. Deputy Kelly mentioned the whistleblowers. I can tell him what page this is on. Mr. O'Brien is quoted on page 44 of the transcript. I think it is important for us to do this publicly. I am quoting Mr. O'Brien's words:It is clear that the whistleblowers have done a significant service through their protected disclosure in 2009, which has led to the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I think it is very important that we say that. Would there have been any inquiry without the whistleblowers?
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016 (23 Mar 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Okay.