Results 16,621-16,640 of 26,404 for speaker:David Cullinane
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: My time is up. Can I just make one point?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: I accept what the Commissioner is saying on collating data but some of the information that we should have had, which I have given some examples of, should have been given to the committee. Two years have elapsed. The Commissioner knows this is a very serious issue for An Garda Síochána that goes right to the heart of the cultural issues she talked about herself. I am concerned...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: With respect, I wish to make a point. As members of the committee, Teachta McDonald and I are entitled to answers to simple questions that are put. I concur that it would be unacceptable if the Commissioner were allowed to filibuster and not answer straight questions. The Chairman has a responsibility, as cathaoirleach, to make sure we get answers to questions.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: We are losing time.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: I wish to put a couple of questions to Mr. Finn. I thank him for his earlier answers. He was most co-operative. I come back to the mandatory alcohol testing issue. Who has responsibility for management of the initiative?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: When did Mr. Finn assume the role?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: When Mr. Finn came into the role, he would have been aware of the issues anyway. What were his thoughts about what he saw?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: It was a very serious gap, of almost 1 million. On Mr. Finn's current role as a manager, while he obviously cannot be held culpable for previous failures, surely he would have been very alarmed at what he saw?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: Has Mr. Finn spoken to his predecessors?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: What was their response about what happened and what was going on? I know there are two interim reports and we are waiting for a complete report. Surely Mr. Finn would have been trying to satisfy himself that they had some knowledge or understanding of what was happening?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: I ask these questions because I have read the two interim reports cover-to-cover several times and, in my view, they understate the case in some instances. They reference errors, inconsistences and so on, and they look at systems failures, data gathering and such. There is very little reference to the failure of management or oversight. Somebody is responsible for making sure that...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: Specifically Mr. Finn's predecessors.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: Is it possible that there were management failures?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: Is it possible that there were management failures, Commissioner?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: I understand that, but my question is whether it is possible.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: What I see when I read the two interim reports is a pattern that we had with the Garda training college as well, where there is much emphasis on managing the problem. That has to be done, because Mr. Finn is right that, if there is a problem, it has to be corrected. I do not see the same level of urgency or attention being given to management failures, and people being held to account for...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: We can always come back in the afternoon.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: I thank the Chairman, I have no problem with that request. I will follow on from the last issue. Am I correct that Ms Duffy is present on behalf of the Department of Justice and Equality?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: Mr. Duffy heard the discussion between Deputy MacSharry and Mr. Quigley on oversight of the moneys of the wards of court and the words Mr. Ryan used were that a simple amending Bill would suffice to deal with the issue to allow the Comptroller and Auditor General to have an oversight role and be able to audit the accounts. Is that something that is being or has been considered by the Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22 - Courts Service (13 Jul 2017) David Cullinane: Will Ms Duffy outline the process? A lot of things are complicated but there is a solution to everything. It can be done, I would imagine, notwithstanding the complexities.