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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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: With whom does the buck stop in terms of the responsibility to pass on the information to the Comptroller and Auditor General?

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: That is a nice way of going around it. Will Mr. Kelly please address that question?

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: As soon as the witness knew that, he-----

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: Mr. Kelly is the first person involved in the investigations and reports to make the Comptroller and Auditor General aware of what was taking place?

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: That is what we were told today by the Comptroller and Auditor General. I thank the witness. At least someone is telling us the truth.

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: My six minutes are up already?

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I want to ask about the charity status of organisations in Templemore.

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: Do many organisations within the Garda College have a charity status and thus a tax exemption? Have any had that status in the past? Did the sports club in Templemore have charity status?

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: And, therefore, did not have to pay tax.

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: The golf club in Templemore was also open to the public. I presume that, like any golf club, a significant amount of money was raised through membership fees, green fees and so on. A golf club can realise a significant amount of money in a year. The golf club had charity status but its moneys were moved into the restaurant account. To me, that seems to be a way of hiding money and not...

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: Is an audit being carried out on where the money was spent, what tax was paid and whether relevant organisations had charity status?

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: Was this a slush fund that was being used as convenient?

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: May I ask one final question? I want to ask about the land that was purchased by the OPW, after which the group was set up, the land was rented and the rent was collected by the Garda rather than the OPW.

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: That money is owed to the OPW and the taxpayers of this country. Was it ever repaid?

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: It will retrospectively be repaid in full.

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: The Chairman is rushing me.

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: There are only three of us left now.

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) (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I asked the same question of the Commissioner the last day and she gave a commitment that she would give the facilities back to the local people as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average time it takes for a file to be sent from the carer's allowance section in Sligo to the social welfare appeals office in Dublin once the file has been requested by the latter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25766/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (31 May 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for decisions on carer's allowance and domiciliary care allowance applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25765/17]