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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)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apart from that, no complaints were made within the formal procedures within an Garda Síochána. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: If a member of An Garda Síochána had come forward and put the documentation that was given to the Department of Justice and Equality into the system within An Garda Síochána, what would have been the consequences?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: As things stand currently, within the procedures of An Garda Síochána, what would have been the consequences? If someone came forward as a member of An Garda Síochána with information from the PULSE system and said that he or she believed it constituted wrongdoing, what would the consequences have been for that individual?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will cut to the chase here. If a member of An Garda Síochána believes there is wrongdoing and comes forward through the channels up to Commissioner level, what are the legal consequences of that? What are the consequences for that member within An Garda Síochána?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes. I have one final question. On a general note, in the context of people driving without insurance, tax or NCT certificates, in this modern age of computers, what strides is An Garda Síochána making in terms of linking up with various databases so that it can identify people who have not paid their car tax, insured their cars, renewed their driving license or put their vehicle...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Against An Garda Síochána?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Would these issues refer to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission? The public has great respect for An Garda Síochána. Why are we here today discussing this particular issue? The Commissioner has spoken about the internal systems in the Garda. Did the two individuals make formal complaints within the system? Were their complaints heard? The Commissioner might walk...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Let me rephrase the question. Why did the Commissioner feel it necessary to write to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Garda Ombudsman have any role in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Were the cases in respect of three individuals referred to the DPP? Complaints were made against three individuals. When the Garda examined this, did it refer all three complaints to the DPP?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: So there was no complaint that the Garda did not refer.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: The question I am really asking is on the robustness of the system as perceived by someone looking in. How did the two whistleblowers bring the matter to the notice of their superiors in An Garda Síochána? How did it funnel up through the system? What decisions were taken and why did the individuals feel it necessary to go outside the mechanisms within An Garda Síochána?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Did they go to any member of An Garda Síochána with their complaints?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Maybe I am not making myself clear. I will repeat my point. I want to boil it down to practicalities. I want to know when the matter originally surfaced within An Garda, the form it took, the individual to whom it was reported, the action taken and the outcomes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...think the whistleblowers went to such lengths? The ordinary person looking at this issue will wonder why they did it, as it had an impact on their jobs. Why were there two whistleblowers in the Garda Síochána?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...example, by holding over or withdrawing the rent supplement. I accept that the Department does that on some occasions. When that happens, the tenant and the landlord should be pulled in and the Garda reports should be taken into account. People are perfectly entitled to stay on so long as they behave by normal standards, but that is not what is happening. Can I take it that the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter - 24 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (18 Jul 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...appear to be able to abuse the scheme. I have no doubt this is nothing new to Ms O'Donoghue and she has heard it before but it appears to continue. One could pull rent supplement based on perhaps Garda reports and one could pay the rent supplement directly to the landlord. Something must be done. Is this new to Ms O'Donoghue?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Garda vetting is a major issue. People cannot take up certain jobs without having Garda clearance. Has the issue of resources for this work been re-examined or has the process been streamlined so that a person who has been vetted and approved may use his or her certificate of Garda clearance for a range of jobs? I have no doubt that Mr. Purcell is well aware that Garda clearance is a...

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I had a quick look at the allowances paid to gardaí and the civilian overtime allowance. Some five allowances account for a total of 86% of all allowance costs. Mr. Stone made reference to the boot allowance, but I am not including it. The rent allowance, the night duty allowance, the Saturday allowance, the Sunday allowance and the public holiday allowance combined appear to account...

Public Accounts Committee: Garda Síochána - Review of Allowances (1 Nov 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: My final question relates to the issue of the new rosters coming on stream. Will the Commissioner elaborate on the implications for allowances, the costs of An Garda Síochána and policing? The Garda does an excellent job, but one issue that comes up is that of the number of old-fashioned gardaí on the beat. People still like to see gardaí walking the streets at night....