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- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: That is clear. It only took four gos. So the Department of Justice and Equality set up the criteria, not An Garda Síochána.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: The last time we were here, on numerous occasions, I read out the criteria that were used for the process by which stations were closed and was told that the same criteria were subsequently used for the reopening of stations.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: That is what is on the record. Is that correct, acting Commissioner? In fairness to him, he was not the acting Commissioner at the time of this process.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: It was this committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Deputy MacSharry, other Deputies and I asked if the criteria were the same on numerous occasions. Multiple witnesses said they were. To quote Deputy MacSharryThe same criteria were used to close Stepaside as to open Stepaside. We have established that Stepaside was the only one of a potential six stations to be reopened; that the criteria were the same; and the decision was based on the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: That changed with the establishment of the Policing Authority. If something of this nature was being done now, a different process would be used. Is that the case?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I understand that process. Let us move on. On what date was Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll asked to carry out this report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I accept the assistant commissioner does not have all the details with him. I request that he write to the committee stating on what date he was asked to do the report and provide the correspondence that shows he was asked to do it. He might also provide the documentation to which he just referred. As part of the process, on numerous occasions witnesses described this as a bottom-up...
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: That is what was said in the committee, so if Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll says something different, there will be a contradiction.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: No, I did not say the assistant commissioner said it. The only reason I am interrupting is that we are short of time. I do not do so to be rude but purely because we are caught for time. I do not believe Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll has appeared before the committee previously, at least not before me. Basically, all I am asking him to do is confirm that once he commenced his work, he...
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I understand. To quote Mr. Joseph Nugent who appeared at a recent meeting:The most important input in this process is from local Garda management. That formed a central plank----- I presume local Garda management was the central plank.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: There was the final report, which is going through, the second interim report, the interim report, and in the middle of that there was a status update. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: In his second interim report, Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll decided to make the recommendation that Stepaside Garda station be reopened. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll made that recommendation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: That was done on the basis of gathering all of the data which the assistant commissioner, the Commissioner and all the previous witnesses outlined.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I appreciate Assistant Commissioner Leahy was promoted in the middle of this process. When was he promoted to his current rank?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: That was just after the process started. I presume the assistant commissioner was part of the consultation process and so forth.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: That was September.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I thank Assistant Commissioner Leahy. I only have three or four minutes but I will get to the punchlines. I apologise to all the witnesses for cutting in but, as they will have seen, the Chairman is being very diligent today. We know the second interim report recommended the reopening of Stepaside Garda station. Given Assistant Commissioner Leahy's role and his previous role and in light...
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: In Mr. Leahy's experience and professional capacity-----