O’Sullivan briefed on financial irregularities at Templemore

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has been briefed on the detail of financial irregularities at the Garda College in Templemore and will receive a written report on Monday.

On Friday, Ms O’Sullivan received a verbal briefing from the head of the Garda internal audit unit, Niall Kelly, “in respect of issues that have arisen from the ongoing audit into finances”, the Garda Press Office confirmed on Sunday night.

“Following the meeting the Commissioner requested a written report from internal audit and on receipt of this report on Monday, 19th June, appropriate action will be taken.”

Ms O’Sullivan is due to appear before the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday morning.

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The committee has been examining matters arising from Mr Kelly’s interim report.

It will also hear from the Policing Authority and officials from the Department of Justice and Equality on Tuesday evening.

The European Court of Auditors has opened an internal investigation into the alleged misuse of European Union funds at the Garda training college.

The investigation follows reports by The Irish Times that 5 per cent of the money from Cepol, an EU agency for law enforcement, may have been diverted to a bank account in Cabra and used for entertainment for gardaí. The money given by Cepol had been designated for training courses.

Mr Kelly told the PAC last month he was investigating the allocation of that money as part of an audit of EU-funded projects going back to 1998.