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- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: No. It is a yes or no answer. We are miles away from the programme for Government here. Does Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll agree with what he said?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Okay, that is grand.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Does the acting Commissioner agree?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Does the acting Commissioner agree with the opening of Stepaside on the basis that it is not a priority for his serving assistant commissioner?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: The acting Commissioner has recommended it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: So the acting Commissioner does not agree with Assistant Commissioner Leahy. That is fine. That is what is implicit in what the acting Commissioner is saying.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: My conclusion, and I would suggest the conclusion of any objective analysis, would be that the acting Commissioner has made the decision and assistant commissioner is saying it would not be his top priority. What was the view of then Assistant Commissioner Nolan when Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll contacted him to consult him, as Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll stated he did? Did...
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I do not have time for process. I want to know if then Assistant Commissioner Nolan said to Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll that his top priority, as one of the six for Dublin, given the criteria, was Stepaside.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: He recommended Stepaside, did he?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Okay. That is a timing matter. Is Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll bound by the decisions of his predecessor, if he disagrees with them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: On that basis, can I ask-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I know it is adversarial. I am sorry. I said it at the beginning.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: It is a matter of fact that the serving assistant commissioner responsible for this area in advance of it being opened is saying that we have other priorities. I ask this of the acting Commissioner. Are our priorities agile and flexible enough to adjust and adapt to the needs of assistant commissioners and front-line personnel or are we bound by decisions of predecessors or archaic advice...
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Is Assistant Commissioner Leahy bound by the decisions of his predecessor as an assistant commissioner?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: No, not specific to that, but in a general sense.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Within the bounds of the law and normal procedure, he has plenipotentiary status where he can engage in deploying resources to best meet the demand. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Whose decision was it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: To reopen Stepaside?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: So you recommended it. We are talking about priorities here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Marc MacSharry: We understand. In effect, the criteria were flawed. Assistant Commissioner Leahy said that may well be the case. I ask him to go a bit further. Were the criteria flawed, in terms of the demands and priorities of An Garda Síochána and the resources?