Results 261-280 of 760 for garda speaker:Catherine Connolly

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...;600,000. It wants it both ways and it simply cannot have it both ways. I disagree with the Chairman. It is very specific. If the Chairman would like to make it even more specific as we did with the Garda, I have no difficulty with that, but this is an issue that has to be debated before us publicly.

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...íl sé éasca. I realise there is a boundary, that the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality also has a very important role in this and that the matters will be discussed in detail. Our remit is because the acting Garda Commissioner came before us and said he would give a report. That has been looked at, he made a mistake and has apologised and said he should not...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Given that it is still an interim, or draft, report will the report come back before the acting Garda Commissioner in order for him to make comments on it?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Catherine Connolly: The Government, in its wisdom, acted on that interim report in respect of the Stepaside Garda station - which I will leave to the Committee on Justice and Equality to look after. This interim report went forward not finalised and the Government acted on it with regard to the Stepaside Garda station. It is still an interim report that is being worked on and is to come back to An Garda...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Catherine Connolly: A decision was taken, out of the hands of An Garda Síochána. Is Mr. Ó Cualáin standing by the decision in relation to the Stepaside Garda station and that it was a strong recommendation from the interim report?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...made a very good point this morning during the private session with regard to value for money and the selling off. I might come back to that. On the process, I understand that the acting Garda Commissioner's word was given and has apologised and we go forward. The Government, however, has acted on a draft report, which is a work in progress, and it picked one station out while...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Catherine Connolly: In the interests of openness, if the Government makes a decision in relation to one Garda station based on a draft report, which is a work in progress, would it not be prudent that this would be put before the relevant committees? If the Government is acting on the report would it be good procedure in accountability?

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Were any of the Garda stations in Dublin not within the public ownership?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...report has nothing to do with a commission of inquiry. It is a factual report on whether the body did or did not receive money or if funding was reduced or increased. We have talked about the Garda and I fully agree with accountability. Today's item is one on which we should stand together. Mr. O'Brien should be brought back before the committee. The report must be furnished to us...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Go raibh maith agat as ucht an soiléiriú sin. B'fhéidir go dtiocfaidh mé ar ais go dtí an ceist seo. In regard to the Garda Síochána report for 2015, a number of matters were identified. One matter related to procurement, to which I will return later, and two significant financial risks were identified. The audit of the Garda College is a matter for...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...is raised regularly with all the bodies that come before us. There were 73 contracts. In terms of the high level of non-compliance with procurement regulations, which the witnesses have noted, An Garda Síochána complied with the guidelines with the exception of 73 contracts to the value of over €11 million. We ask every single organisation that comes before us about...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: This document states that An Garda Síochána complied with the guidelines with the exception of 73 contracts to the value of €11 million plus.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...-compliance - I have been told it is about 10% of the overall non-pay - is extremely high in terms of value and in terms of giving an example to other organisations bearing in mind that this is the Garda. Mr. Culhane has given me one example.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...for non-compliance. It does not instill confidence in local businesses that the procurement rules can be relied on. There are huge implications in terms of trust, particularly from the Garda again, but it is not just the Garda; it is every organisation. I would expect that if we are all here next year, or whoever is here, this would have reduced significantly and that Mr. Culhane would...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...states:The Schengen Information System was developed as part of the Schengen Convention... The project has an estimated [value] of €23.9 million...". Where are we with that? What money has the Garda paid out for that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...matter with Mr. Culhane and the Commissioner. I would prefer if, say, in Galway local suppliers could be favoured, but, obviously, they have to comply with the procurement rules. However, what An Garda Síochána seems to be doing, inadvertently or otherwise, is allowing some suppliers to get contracts because of non-compliance with the procurement rules. Is that not right? I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: No. I have now gone beyond that and have a list before me. I am inexperienced in this area, but when I look at the list, I see there are procurement rules. An Garda Síochána's procurement non-compliance rate is approximately 10%, for which the witnesses have given us the reasons of security and sometimes urgency, but there is no such evidence for a lot of the items. While I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Will An Garda Síochána comply with all of its obligations when we pass the legislation required to provide for the actual enforcement or implementation of the directive?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: An Garda Síochána gets back the cost of providing that service.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015 (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ..., foundations. The point has been made to us by numerous third level institutions that less than 50% of their funding comes from the State, so I thank Mr. Moran for clarifying this. We have had Garda representatives come before the committee repeatedly and given them a very tough time regarding off-balance-sheet transactions. It might be a bit of an exaggeration, but it is a parallel...