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- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: Why was it not done?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: The resources and people required to carry out the process were not available?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: Are those people available now?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: When will it go out for tender?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: I understand that. Does the Comptroller and Auditor General find that it is becoming difficult for public bodies to recruit ICT personnel, which is resulting in a higher dependence on outsourcing?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: Mr. Kelly reported on the obligation, which is one issue, but if there are complexities-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: To be fair to Mr. Kidd, that is his position.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: Why is it difficult? What is the problem with recruitment in that area?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: That is important, and is perhaps something that should form part of our periodic report as a recommendation to all public bodies.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: I did not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: I will not take any more than two minutes. I have a quick question for Mr. Ó Cualáin to wrap up on the procurement issue. When an audit is done there are findings and, I would imagine, there are learnings from that. Given the exchanges today and at the justice committee, what learnings have there been for the organisation in respect of the report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: This is my chance to put a question that strays from the subject matter. The breath tests issue was discussed in this committee. There was a report since then from the Policing Authority, the Crowe Horwath report. Is that the end of the matter?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: That is very good but was any individual in An Garda Síochána at any level sanctioned as a result of what was seen as a scandal?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: It would be counterproductive to the corporate body that is An Garda Síochána.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: Was there any human error at all involved in this?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: There were lots and that is what the report said. The difficulty I have is that if we have a scandal such as this, which is examined a number of times and is subject to hearings of Oireachtas committees, and it is found that failings and human error or worse were part of it but the Accounting Officer or person in charge decides not to take action against any individual because it might be...
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: The nature of human behaviour is that people can forget-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: -----very quickly if there is no sanction. While there was public commentary and many newspaper headlines, and the witness appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts, it was faceless. People do not know any of the individuals who made mistakes. Given that none of them was sanctioned people can forget it very quickly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: What if it happens again? If that is done or if it happens in the future would there be sanctions or would the witness take a similar view that he cannot sanction because it would be divisive?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
David Cullinane: In what way? What does the witness mean by "addressed"?