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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I support the two Deputies. We need to make a decision now on this because it is quite likely it is going to happen. Otherwise the whole flow of what we are going to do changes. The reality is it is not a criminal investigation. It is a process-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Exactly, none whatsoever. This is a parallel process. The probing and questioning that collectively we might do here might very well help those who are participating in it to get to the bottom of anything that could be there. If there is a situation in which the Secretary General or anyone else says he or she cannot co-operate or answer our questions, we need to make a decision on it now....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: There is a great deal in it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: We do. I have been following up on this. Some of the questions relate to questions I have put forward. It is important that we set aside some time for this. There is a great deal in it and it requires some analysis. Perhaps by working through the clerk we might find half an hour at some point. It is not simply a matter or noting the correspondence. This is based on the discussions and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I appreciate that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: We need to return to that as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: It is absolutely necessary that we return to this case in particular. It is a case that requires further investigation, particularly in light of the issues that are being raised. The Chairman is aware of the individual.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: So have I.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: It has to be brought to a conclusion one way or the other. It is going on for too long.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: This is not an issue we can kick down the road any longer. It is not one in respect of which we can be satisfied that the relevant Department will deal with it. We need to act in a way that we will, I hope, finally get the answers once and for all and one way or the other.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I do not know how the Chairman would suspect that. I have many questions on this. The Chairman should not worry as they are not to cross over the tribunal. Effectively, there is a Charleton liaison committee in place in An Garda Síochána. It is effectively a unit to process all the information provided to the tribunal. There are many media reports on the lack of information...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I declare an interest. I used to work for Fáilte Ireland. What was the issue in regard to the deferred retirement benefit?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Does that create a risk?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Why is it doing that? That is abnormal.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I understand that. I have one other question. With regard to Tourism Ireland, which is an intriguing organisation, Ireland has been the only country in the world in which, a number of years ago, two national tourism bodies came together in a room to create one but ended up with three. At some point in the future we might examine the funding of Tourism Ireland and the ratio of funding....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I raised last week what Deputy Murphy mentioned. We have to conclude a piece of work on the opening of Garda stations and we said it would have its own module. Two weeks ago I asked for that to be listed on the work programme as a part of this. Could we please put it in?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Sorry. That is my mistake.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: We would want to get going.