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- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. McCarthy. We have touched on staffing levels and when I mentioned it before, Mr. Kelly answered some questions. The unit has 11 people and is heading for 16. I thought it had 11 people the last time I asked the question but Mr. Kelly has said the number was eight. That is fine and I must have misunderstood him at the time. The section has also had the assistance of external...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: I will make these my final questions in order to facilitate Deputy Aylward. It relates to the transfer of over €100,000 from the Sportsfield company to the private members' club, or the boat club. There is no control over this by An Garda Síochána as a unit. The members happen to be gardaí but it is a private club. Has there been any indication from the boat club as...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: Ms Barry mentioned the money was spent on a gym, if I am not mistaken.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: I have articulated my views on the fund in this room. It is subject to GSOC inquiry and I hope it will finish soon. It has had plenty of time. We are talking about moneys deriving from the public Vote or part thereof. We cannot be certain, one assumes. In the course of Mr. Kelly's audit, has he ceased investigation of the transfer on the basis it is with GSOC?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: It has been completely ceased.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: Does Mr. Kelly know where it is with the investigation? Has he spoken with anybody about it recently?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: Mr. Kelly is in the course of providing that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: When does he expect to furnish that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 12 - Management of Ancillary Services at the Garda Training College (23 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: I am not talking about the detail.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Internet Safety (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: 509. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the establishment of a digital safety commissioner, as recommended by the Law Reform Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49890/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: 534. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding his Department's progress in meeting the requirements of an organisation (details supplied) in view of the recent granting of test status to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49888/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: 535. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the DART extension to Balbriggan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49889/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: 734. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the aircraft fleet replacement programme for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49904/17]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: Apologies have been received from Senators Joan Freeman and Catherine Noone. I propose we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: I would like to welcome from HIQA Ms Mary Dunnion, chief inspector and director of regulation, and Ms Eva Boyle, inspection manager at HIQA's children's team. I thank them for appearing before us this afternoon. Before we commence and in accordance with procedure, I am required to draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: Deputy Sherlock is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: Thank you Deputy Rabbitte. I have a few questions myself. I visited Oberstown shortly after I was appointed Chairman of the committee. I should have done so long before because it is in my constituency. Having visited the facility for quite a number of hours there were a number of observations that I made in line with the witnesses' report. I visited before I read the report. I found it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: In terms of the reaction time and the number of individuals on the date of the inspection, who had knowledge of the matter to which Ms Boyle referred, did the report highlight that no members of staff were trained or were there only medical personnel on site?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: I refer to out-of-hours personnel where the medical team is present. Doctors are on call and so on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: Does that broadly comply with the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, standard?