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- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: Do members have other questions? We will draw the meeting to a close. I thank the Commissioner and his colleagues for attending today's meeting. We very much appreciate their being here since 10 a.m.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: That is pretty straightforward. We can just leave it at that. I will put one or two questions to the Commissioner. I will not delay because we have had a long session. I made a public statement about whistleblowers and how they are treated and so on. I, therefore, feel obliged to address it in this forum before we end the meeting. Both whistleblowers have approximately 30 years...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: No, it is my view.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: It is not a view; I am asking a question. I am not representing them in any way. I am just asking a question about them.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: This issue is now in the public domain. In the correspondence, one of the whistleblowers writing to us today states: "I discovered over 200 senior Garda officers terminating fixed charge notices inappropriately and, in most cases, corruptly." This is going to appear as part of the documentation submitted to members of the committee. I would have thought the reaction to something like that...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: In April of what year?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: I did not interrupt Deputy McDonald because she was pursuing a particular line and dates but she is well past her time.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: Was it directly from the whistleblower?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: A whistleblower gave it to the Department of the Taoiseach.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: The same material?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: From the same person? Were there one or two whistleblowers?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: I will avail of this pause to note this meeting has been in progress since 10 a.m. this morning. While members have been in and out of the meeting, I wish to offer the witnesses a break, unless they are happy to continue. I overlooked the time and thought it was 1 p.m.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: I ask because Deputy Fleming has indicated-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: No, that is fine. I must ask that question.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: If we said ten minutes-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: ----- that would allow-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: We will continue with Deputies McDonald and Fleming.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: I am getting notes from the outside, as they are worried about the witnesses not having a break. If Mr. Callinan is happy to go on, that is fine. I was just asking the question.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: I seek clarification. Who is taking the High Court action?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014) John McGuinness: On this issue?