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- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: The witnesses have answered questions on the 94 contracts as best they can. When the Garda opts for procurement, do plenty of businesses tender for the contracts? Does the Garda tender internationally or are tenders kept local? Does it look to Europe when going into a procurement process?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Does that mean it is open to tender?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Would there be companies from, say, Germany and France bidding?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Can Mr. Kidd explain the difference between an Accenture contract and a normal contract?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Does that mean that 94 contracts in question will be sent out for procurement in future? For what length of time will the contracts be set?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: The Garda Síochána would hold confidential information and so forth. One would have to be careful as to who would get these contracts. What is done to ensure this?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: No matter where they come from, be it France or Germany.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Is there a danger of breaches of security? No system is fool proof.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Regarding the PULSE system, two years ago we were told it was outdated and not up to scratch. That was the reason for problems with policing. Is it in need of updating? Is a new system being proposed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Is there a major cost involved in replacing any part of the PULSE system?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: We were all told PULSE was outdated, not up to scratch and it was holding back the police force. I am glad to hear the opposite is the case.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Going back to the financial irregularities with the Garda College which the committee brought to Garda management's attention, what is happening in the college now? I know three of the 19 recommendations from the committee were implemented in 2017. How many were implemented in 2018?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Are they all closed up?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Local people had access to the sports fields at the college. The committee received representations on this. Is that access back in place? I might steal his thunder and I am not even standing down there.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: I wish to address the breath test issue. I refer to the 14,000 incorrect summonses. The Garda Síochána has undertaken to appeal these outcomes to the Circuit Court. Any fines imposed would be reimbursed and all costs involved would be corrected. Has that been done? Has it been put to bed and is the book finally closed on this period of breath testing?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Is the backlog done?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Have people been reimbursed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: That has been done completely and 100%.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: It is ongoing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Garda Internal Audit Report on ICT Directorate Payments Process (31 May 2018)
Bobby Aylward: Is it coming to a satisfactory conclusion?