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Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: Okay. Fine.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: I am only asking for clarification. I move to the last couple of questions. We have now become aware of the European accounts. Are there any other accounts the Commissioner feels will end us up in this territory which at this moment in time she is concerned will be dealt with by Mr. Kelly in a similar manner? At this juncture, are there other accounts she feels will end up in similar...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have a final question and then a couple of comments. When did the Commissioner first inform the Department of the issues in Templemore? Sorry, I will take that back. When did she have her first ever conversation or communication of any sort with the Department? I refer to the Commissioner personally because we have heard that the Department found out through being cc'd on an email from...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Commissioner said she acted promptly on 27 July. She should be aware that the Department will be in here after her. She mentioned 27 July. Did she insist that the Department be on the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: In fairness, the Commissioner made us aware of that. However, the strange thing is that if the Commissioner acted promptly and wanted the Department involved, why was it that the Department was not made aware of the committee until 6 October? That is from 27 July to 6 October. Second, the Department nominated someone for it on 10 November. If this was such an urgent issue and the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have a full transcript of the Department's engagement here before when it verified these dates. It told us when it first became aware of it and it has also told us that it first became aware of the committee on 6 October. There is a big gap there on acting promptly and involving the Department. Remember, the Department told us on the record of this committee that it first became aware of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: I come back to this issue of 27 July and the Commissioner acting promptly. Obviously, this must have been a very important issue for the Commissioner. It must have been very high in her priorities given the evidence or documentation she had been made aware of. She had the letter, which we cannot see, from the head of legal affairs. She told us she wanted the Department involved and she...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have checked the record. We might ask Ms Barry while the witness is conferring. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: And there was a letter on 6 October.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: When did the Department first become aware of the existence of the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is 27 July to 1 October, according to the Department.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is obvious from Ms Barry that that did not happen.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: Ms Barry might clarify, as the Department is in next and this is important. "The Commissioner acted promptly" in July is the evidence given. On 1 October, there was a discussion between Mr. Dunne and who?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: On what date was the Department invited to serve on the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: On the 6th of what?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: And the Department's letter back was on the 6th.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: On what date was the Department requested to put a representative on the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: On what date was the letter?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: So, 2 October. Does the Commissioner see what I am getting at? The Commissioner acted promptly but, according to Ms Barry's evidence and the Department, which will be before us next, there was no communication at all with the Department between 27 July and 1 October at the very earliest, and even then only informally.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Department will be before us next. I will make two points. First, Mr. Nugent must revert to us about 4 May and the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO. I would appreciate that. Second, the Commissioner-----