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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (21 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite the scheduling of a driving test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29157/17]

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: The procedure is that when the Chairman is in the room, he or she would chair the meeting but as the Vice Chairman was in the chair for the earlier part of this session it would probably make more sense for him to continue in the chair until this session has been completed.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: I apologise for not having been here earlier today. I was unavoidably elsewhere. With regard to the points made earlier by Deputies Murphy and McDonald, we raised with Mr.Howard the issue of the letter he wrote to the Commissioner in his final days in office. It refers to Mr. Culhane's letter about the draft report, a very serious letter. What we as a committee were concerned about in the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: It is a very important one.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: Which Mr. Dunne dealt with on the last day here.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: The Commissioner must be conscious that we have a timeline within which to produce a report.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: It would be helpful to An Garda Síochána to have that matter dealt with before we do our report.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, a permanent witness to the committee. We are continuing our examination of matters arising from the interim report of An Garda Síochána internal audit unit on financial procedures at the Garda College, Templemore. We are joined by the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality, Mr. Noel...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: At this stage, speakers have indicated in the following order: Deputies Marc MacSharry, Catherine Connolly, Alan Kelly, David Cullinane and Catherine Murphy. It is ten minute slots and it is up to Deputies to use their time. The shutter stops at ten minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: Deputy Connolly has two minutes remaining.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: I call Deputy Alan Kelly, he has ten minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: I will Deputy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy has 20 seconds.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: Sorry, Deputy Cullinane is the next speaker.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy's time is exhausted.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: Two minutes, Deputy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy's time is up.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: Ms Feehily stated earlier that Mr. Howard had briefly mentioned these issues to her at some point. I accept she does not have a date but will she give an indication of when that occurred?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: I thank Ms Feehily. To assist the committee in producing its report I ask that the Policing Authority and the Department of Justice and Equality forward to the committee a concise written submission on its oversight role in respect of An Garda Síochána, with specific reference to the Templemore issue. If the committee is to detail the functions of the Policing Authority and the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (Resumed) (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Fleming: Yes. The witnesses might provide a breakdown in the information to take account of the change in Accounting Officer.