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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: With regard to my question, if the witnesses do not have the information now can they get back to us with the information.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: For example, the AFIS support 2017-2019 project is to do with biometric specialists to support the Garda fingerprint system. It was agreed in 2017, and Accenture was given the contract. Was that tendered for?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: So there was no tender.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: I know the audit done was for 2016 but it highlighted that many of these were rolling contracts and not tendered for. There was criticism of that so has it been addressed and are things being done differently?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: The witnesses' statement argues the ICT complement in An Garda Síochána is significantly lower than those of similarly sized public sector organisations, such as the Revenue Commissioners and the Departments dealing with agriculture and social protection. The witnesses are responsible for how the money has been spent and what has gone on with Accenture is absolutely incredible....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: The chief executive of the Policing Authority, Ms Helen Hall, told the committee that she had concerns about what happened at the ICT governance board and, in particular, with much of its project reporting as there is not any clear sense of what is value for money. What do the witnesses say about that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: Is the witness aware the Policing Authority has serious concerns about what is going on? Ms Josephine Feehily said that it frustrates her authority colleagues that when the Garda wants to hire a clerical officer, it must get approval from the authority, but if the Garda wants to spend €10 million on ICT, it does not need approval. She argues the authority has very narrow competence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: It was relayed to the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: Moving on, Accenture has received 41 contracts since 2009. The witnesses might correct me if I am wrong. My figures come from Superintendent Helen Deely, the head of freedom of information matters at the Garda. I have raised the audit on numerous occasions. A particular part of it that was overlooked is the reference to the EU Commission. The audit states that the lack of expenditure...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: The witness can get back to me with the figures for the projects.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: Okay. Mr. Kidd stated the Schengen one was put out to tender.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: Were the other two put out to tender?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: The Eurodac project agreed in 2016 and the Prüm project.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: Were they tendered for?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: They were not tendered for. Has any entity associated with the European Union contributed money to these projects?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: Have they had a role in the projects?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: My understand is when one breaches procurement guidelines in Ireland, one only seems to get a slap on the wrist but if it the EU has any skin in the game, it can issue fines. Is that the case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: Mr. Nugent said in his statement that "In December 2017, An Garda Síochána received approval from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to use the Office of Government Procurement to tender for a new skilled resource contract through open competition." This includes support for the strategic transformation office, STO, and I want to touch on it. The STO was set up to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: Has the STO budget overspend been discussed by the ICT governance committee?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Mick Wallace: Mr. Nugent is the chief administrative officer. The buck for finance and ICT issues stops with him. Mr. Nugent is also the chairperson of the ICT governance board. Since September 2017, Mr. Nugent has been a member of the Garda audit committee that audits ICT expenditure. Ms Josephine Feehily told the committee that it "is a conflict of interest" but her hands are tied. Does Mr. Nugent...