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

Alan Kelly: Absolutely.

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

Alan Kelly: Justifying their decision-making in spending public money.

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

Alan Kelly: It is all about public money.

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

Alan Kelly: I would not lump all the civilians into one bucket.

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

Alan Kelly: We need to make a decision on this. What may potentially happen now that this has been raised, and I am sure there are lots of eyes on this issue as we are talking, is that something may be pulled together from the Department of Justice and Equality with An Garda Síochána, go into Cabinet next Tuesday and become Cabinet documents from which we are potentially locked out. We need...

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

Alan Kelly: Agreed.

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

Alan Kelly: Agreed.

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

Alan Kelly: I am glad we have come to this decision because we need to set down ground rules. There will be a lot of ancillary issues raised in relation to An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice and Equality, and if we are gong to be fobbed off and given the runaround, we need to set ground rules which show we will not tolerate it. This is an example of it.

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

Alan Kelly: Nice try.

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

Alan Kelly: It is not just the report, but also the criteria that it used to justify the report.

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

Alan Kelly: It will be a long day next Thursday.

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

Alan Kelly: That is perfect; agreed.

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

Alan Kelly: We will consider it.

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

Alan Kelly: As Vice Chairman, I will go there on behalf of the committee.

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

Alan Kelly: Yes, no problem.

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

Alan Kelly: It is 20 minutes over the road.

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

Alan Kelly: Yes, no problem.

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

Alan Kelly: Yes.

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

Alan Kelly: This is an interesting matter.

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

Alan Kelly: It is a nuanced point and the man in question has something that needs to be checked out. I checked it out myself and maybe, as an interim step, we should look for further information.