Results 81-100 of 175 for garda speaker:Peter Burke

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) (31 May 2017)

Peter Burke: That was a shortcoming on Mr. Culhane’s behalf. On taxation of the Garda college, Mr. Culhane was in the process of applying for charitable exemption from the Revenue Commissioners for activities in the Garda college. Was that application ever finalised? Did the college get charitable status from the Revenue Commissioners?

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) (31 May 2017)

Peter Burke: I want to make it clear now. Mr. Culhane stated the Garda college was seeking confirmation from the Revenue Commissioners that it is entitled to charitable exemption whereby, in the event of surplus funds being generated, that these are not subject to tax and ultimately applied for charitable purposes in the furtherance of educational objectives. That is not clear. Mr. Culhane said that...

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) (31 May 2017)

Peter Burke: It states that, subject to approval, the head of internal audit should now be directed to complete his audit in the financial controls of the Garda college. That would suggest there was something going on at that stage.

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) (31 May 2017)

Peter Burke: Separate tax numbers. An Garda Síochána has its own tax number for its employees, for gardaí and civilians alike. How many tax numbers are operating where this €1.5 million of public money is concerned?

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) (31 May 2017)

Peter Burke: We are talking about €1.5 million, more or less, going into and leaving the Vote account. It has been said that this account was for trainee gardaí and that there were various capacity issues within the college. The witness is aware that private accountants audited various activities. This did not provide a clear audit report, which is another shortcoming. There was...

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) (31 May 2017)

Peter Burke: ...Mr. Culhane is equally guilty because he was writing things that are not true in this document. He has not checked or had the details vouched. I am hugely concerned about the procedures within An Garda Síochána. It is very clear that the process was not followed by either the witness or Mr. Culhane.

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) (31 May 2017)

Peter Burke: ...controller said to me that there were no issues and that the bank balances were okay, I would not just walk away. The witness was relying on Mr. Culhane. His job was to challenge people in An Garda Síochána and to make certain that processes were followed to ensure there was evidence to assure him that the organisation's practices were operating as desired. The Revenue...

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) (31 May 2017)

Peter Burke: We are talking about An Garda Síochána here. We are talking about those who enforce the law. We know that culture has changed in terms of governance in this country and how much we have moved on. Can Mr. Nugent tell the committee if the entities in question are tax compliant? This is very important.

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) (31 May 2017)

Peter Burke: To return to the audit, I want to develop further the tax numbers that were there in the college and focus on the tax numbers that are exclusively the responsibility of An Garda Síochána that we cannot pass off to a board of directors. We are talking about the bar and the restaurant, the two bigger ones I would think. In the audit report, Mr. Kelly pointed out that the last set of...

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) (31 May 2017)

Peter Burke: When Mr. Kelly says that the audit found that the Garda restaurant and shop were compliant in the payment of payroll taxes, is he saying the bar was also compliant?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (23 May 2017)

Peter Burke: 52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will request an update from An Garda Síochána regarding the current number of personnel serving Edgeworthstown Garda station, in view of the deficit in staff due to long-term sick leave which is not being represented in official figures for the station and which is causing a dangerous situation due to lack of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (23 May 2017)

Peter Burke: 73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí allocated to Mullingar Garda station and all Garda stations in counties Longford and Westmeath; her plans for future allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24378/17]

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 (4 May 2017)

Peter Burke: Like previous speakers, I acknowledge the good work the Garda does, often in very challenging circumstances. Obviously, it is unfortunate that we are here discussing a report of this nature. It is very important that An Garda Síochána does not suffer any irregularities, that it is transparent and that it is seen to be so. We must ensure we try to mitigate as much as possible 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 (4 May 2017)

Peter Burke: However, for a modern police force, does Mr. Ó Cualáin think that delay is acceptable? How can I have confidence that the Garda is able to respond to changes that were required and will be required into the future? Is the Garda able to respond to these changes now?

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 (4 May 2017)

Peter Burke: ...of which transparency is not present. Could Mr. Kelly say if the private auditor mentioned in relation to the bar and other areas throughout the report been engaged in many other areas of the Garda college, or was it only the bar?

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 (4 May 2017)

Peter Burke: Has he been engaged by the Garda college for any other entities?

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 (4 May 2017)

Peter Burke: In Mr. Kelly's knowledge, as an internal auditor, where in the chain of command of An Garda Síochaána should this issue be highlighted? What are the checks and balances there? What are the internal controls within An Garda Síochána that would highlight this anomaly? If I was looking at a bar with €400,000 sitting in its current account, with years passing - even...

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 (4 May 2017)

Peter Burke: On the explanations for those transfers, we are all clear of the skills-gap in administration cited by An Garda Síochána, but we are not talking about a time in the dark ages. It is clear that common sense should apply in issues like this. Ignorance is no defence. I need assurance from the Commissioner on the changes that have happened in An Garda Síochána, that these...

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 (4 May 2017)

Peter Burke: ...the fact that business and community people face controls in running their businesses and they face the full rigours of the law if they do not follow them. We need to protect the reputation of An Garda Síochána and we cannot allow these practices to go on. Mr. Kelly needs to give as much information about what went wrong as he can, even though this is only an interim 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 (4 May 2017)

Peter Burke: ...Kelly. One cannot accept the opinion of a person if it is wrong. We have to clearly find out what happened. A local GAA club would have better records than we have here. We are talking about An Garda Síochána.