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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Deputy David Cullinane has covered some of the points I was going to make. Representatives of the OPW will appear before the committee in two weeks.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: There is a response on the opening of Garda stations. It is a "Whatever you say, say nothing" type of response. We were around the houses on this issue with the Department of Justice and Equality. When its representatives were answering questions, they referred to the fact that the OPW would have a huge role to play. In advance of representatives of the OPW coming here, can we ask for all...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: The Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, has made multiple announcements on all of the work that is happening and about to happen. Let us get the facts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Absolutely.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: It is in order that we will not go into a meeting at which they say they will come back to us. Let us ask them in advance.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I can confirm that it is.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: That is a very good point.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I remember that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: The correspondence is dated 3 August.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: That is almost two months ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I acknowledge that. The response notes that the concern was raised in consideration of correspondence on the Irish Prison Service, IPS. Have we since received that information? The correspondence states that a note regarding the IPS would shortly be submitted. Can we ask the Department for its definition of "shortly" because that commitment was made two months ago?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: We should tell the Department that it is acting the maggot. To me, "shortly" means a week, possibly two.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Two months ago. The committee has a date in its diary regarding a whistleblower in connection with the Irish Prison Service, as the Chairman and I are well aware. I hope there is no overlap between those issues. The correspondence also states that material in respect of a request by the committee on 3 July for information regarding the operation of CCTV by local authorities would be...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Is it a letter providing information or an explanation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: We will come to it. I hope it is comprehensive, given that the request was made three months ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Is it comprehensive? I cannot remember the detail of the request because it was made so long ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I ask the Chairman to put it on the screen. We might as well deal with it now as the matters are connected.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I now know why I did not remember it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: On what date was that sent?