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- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: That would be the third correction of the Dáil record today.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Why was this information sought?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: When did it seek it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: I will be brief. I welcome the fact that this unit has been established and had it not been, we might be having a different conversation here. My question, however, concerns why it was that two retired officers were chosen. Did they have to be retired? Was there a reason for this?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Mr. Barrett mentioned that, apart from these two officers, others were seconded into the unit. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: How many then are working in the unit?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: You said some moment ago - you were right - that the setting of the criteria was a matter for the Government. The then Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, wrote to the Commissioner on 13 June 2016 providing her with the criteria. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Setting the criteria from the Minister's perspective was her prerogative. Is that accurate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: I have the note that was given to the Committee of Public Accounts. Is it not also the case that the Commissioner was asked to inform the Minister of the stations she had selected? The letter stated a decision to reopen a particular station was a matter for the Commissioner, that the criteria provided were for guidance and that the Commissioner could decide whether to apply all, any or none...
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Therefore, we are not dealing strictly with Government policy. A set of criteria was given by the Minister, but it was entirely open to the Commissioner to use different criteria, although she chose not to do so.
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Did the Commissioner use the criteria given by the Minister?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: My next question is to Mr. Leahy. What is his rank?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Where and what is Mr. Leahy's responsibility?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Mr. Leahy said a few minutes ago, in response to Teachta Alan Kelly, that he was aware of the demands and needs in policing operations in the Dublin area. I imagine he would be more aware than anyone. Is that accurate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Mr. Leahy said a few moments ago that the reopening of Stepaside Garda station would have involved the allocation of significant additional personnel or the deployment of additional personnel. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Let us suppose Mr. Leahy was making a purely operational decision as the assistant commissioner with responsibility for Garda services in Dublin. Would the reopening of Stepaside Garda station be his number one priority?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Why not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: To what demands is Mr. Leahy referring?
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Mr. Leahy referred to "pressing demands".
- Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)
David Cullinane: Stepaside Garda station would not be the first priority. Is that correct?