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THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Committee is expected to move forward Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan’s next appearance at the committee, vice-chairman Alan Kelly has said.
O’Sullivan was originally planned to appear before the committee on 13 July, but Kelly said he wants that date brought forward in light of a new dossier on the alleged misappropriation of funds at the Templemore Garda College given to the committee yesterday.
A 122 page document details how the Head of Human Resources for An Garda Síochána, John Barrett, raised concerns about the alleged misappropriation of millions of euro at the college.
O’Sullivan had initially told the PAC that she had found out about the cash controversy at Templemore during “a brief chat” with Barrett over a cup of tea, something he has denied.
Barrett told the PAC that he had taken extensive minutes of the meeting, which he said lasted over two hours.
Kelly told TheJournal.ie that in light of the widespread contradictions he plans to bring forward the date at which the commissioner was due to appear before the PAC.
“I think it is necessary now that Noírín O’Sullivan and other witnesses come into the PAC sooner than the 13 July – in the next couple of weeks – and I will be discussing that with my colleagues tomorrow,” said Kelly.
“The level of contradictions throughout the meeting is something I have never witnessed before,” said the Tipperary TD.
“This issue can’t keep going on. We need to deal with the controversies around this, we need to deal with the issues around it – there are so many questions.”
The financial irregularities at the college include a fund that was used for gifts and entertainment, rent collected for a site that should have been paid to the Office of Public Works and the transfer of money to the Garda Boat Club.
O’Sullivan said the matter dates back 30 years and that she only became aware of them in 2015.
During Leaders’ Questions, the Taoiseach said he continues to have confidence in the Garda Commissioner.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin the financial irregularities at Templemore requires urgent action by the Government.
“You cannot wash this thing away, week after week – do you not get it,” Martin asked the Taoiseach this afternoon.
“This is stretching the credibility of the force to its very limit, and with it the Government’s as well,” he added.
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A beautiful sight too see with the inquisitive Dolphins. Why does mankind want too kill or hurt them.
“Research” apparently.
Thats Whale Dave, the Japs just want to eat Dolphins.
Music put me off. Like a chase scene from Miami vice.
Nice footage. Pity about the truly awful music.
why do people feel the need to add music to videos like this. We want to hear the natural sound.
From next Tuesday onwards, Sept 1st for 6 whole months, each evening you can watch live from the town of Taiji, Japan, pods of Dolphins and humans interacting. Look up on Facebook ‘Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians’ & ‘Ric O’ Barry Dolphin project’. Streamed live each evening, amazing footage that will have you wanting to learn so much more about how humans interact with these amazing sentient beings.
I presume u are being sarcastic ? Japan and Dolphins !
Taiji Japan – Barbaric slaughters and dolphins taken from their familyfor Captivity they keep the good looking ones to sell onto the likes of Seaworld aquariums etc to perform tricks after training them for a year or more then sold to the highest bidder . Force fed to perform tricks, the ones that dont make it are killed for their mercury meat poisonous to humans. Its disgusting what happens there for the next 6 months.
Yes Neil, sarcasm is sometimes the only way to get the point across and indeed to get peoples’ attention. Sometimes listing the ‘cold hard facts’ can cause people to lose interest and turn away as they don’t wish to be faced with the reality but instead live in a bubble of make-believe that propaganda spewed out by money-making businesses such as $eaWorld would have them believe is in fact the truth. . . I have been to Taiji only last year and watched the reality of dolphin captivity , $eaWorld etc, and how brutally cruel dolphin / whale captivity is. I will also be travelling back this again for the beginning of this year’s ‘cultural event’ as the Japanese embassy in Dublin describes it. It is good to see that you and more and more people are each day being made aware of the reality so thank you. #tweet4taiji #neverbuyaticket
Marvellous. I would imagine it would take some skill to control a drone like that?
Lovely apart from the irritating music. Also, do people just carry drones around with them? Is this a thing? Should I buy one and pop it into my handbag?
There’s nothing particularly stunning about the footage. What is incredible is most of us can now make similar camera footage that was unthinkable only up to 5 or 6 yrs ago !
You are joking have you any similar footage you have made?
Do you have a high drone camera ?
I don’t but a mate does. eh forget it, the point passed you on
Just a thought – why not leave the effin Dolphins alone to do their dolphin stuff and just BE. Nah, that wouldn’t do at all, would it.
Very often pods of dolphins will swim alongside boats of their own accord
Can the propellers cause any injury to them?
Walk anywhere along loop head in County clare and you will see this. No need to go in a boat.
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