I propose to take Questions Nos. 348 and 349 together.
It will be necessary for Government Departments and Offices to open bank accounts with the commercial banks from time to time to facilitate payments made or receipts received arising from the performance of their statutory roles and responsibilities. These accounts are deemed to be public bank accounts within the meaning of Section 18 of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act, 1866, since they will contain public moneys, either as a result of voted moneys being deposited in them in order to make payments, or receipts being lodged for transfer to the Central Fund. The opening of a public bank account required the prior written sanction of the Minister for Finance up to establishment of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in July 2011.
The following table sets out the details of public bank accounts opened in the name of An Garda Síochána and sanctioned by the Minister for Finance during the period 1992 to 2011. The schedule is split into those public bank accounts sanctioned prior to the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (Commencement) (No.2) Order 2006, i.e. 14th July 2006, and those public bank accounts sanctioned after this commencement date.
My Department is consulting with the National Achieves regarding files currently held in storage off-site containing records regarding the details of public bank accounts sanctioned by the Minister for Finance for the years 1990 to 1992. The information will be provided to the Deputy directly once it becomes available.
Title and Location
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Function/Purpose
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Year of Sanction
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Sanction Request From
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Forfeiture Account
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Forfeitured and unclaimed monies to the State
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2011
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Finance Section, Garda HQ
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BUNCRANA
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District Imprest Account
|
2010
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Finance Section, Garda HQ
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EU Central Fund Public Bank Account Term Deposit Account
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Receipt of Payments from EU for Garda Projects
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2010
|
Finance Section, Garda HQ
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EU Central Fund Public Bank Access 30 Deposit Account
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Receipt of Payments from EU for Garda Projects
|
2010
|
Finance Section, Garda HQ
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EU Central Garda Fund Public Bank Account Notice Deposit Account
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Receipt of Payments from EU for Garda Projects
|
2010
|
Finance Section, Garda HQ
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GFCPO, Thurles
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Collection of Fines for the Fixed Charge Processing Office
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2009
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Finance Section, Garda HQ
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Minister for Social and Family Affairs Vote Receipts
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Receipts from Pobal for a Traveller Interagency Project
|
2009
|
Finance Section, Garda HQ
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Garda District Boundary Realignment - 3 Bank Accounts
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District Imprest Accounts: Leixlip DistrictArdee District Laytown District
|
2008
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Finance Section, Garda HQ
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EULEX Mission - Kosovo
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Imprest Account
|
2008
|
Finance Section, Garda HQ
|
Title and Location
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Function/Purpose
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Year of Sanction
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Sanction Request From
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Garda Fixed Penalty Office, Fines on the Spot
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Collection of Fines
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2006
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Finance Section, Garda HQ
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Garda Fixed Penalty Office, Fixed Charge Penalty System
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Collection of Fines
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2006
|
Finance Section, Garda HQ
|
Garda Central Vetting Unit
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Vetting Charges
|
2006
|
Finance Section, Garda HQ
|
Community Relations Grants
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Receipt of Community Relations Grants
|
2005
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Finance Section, Garda HQ
|
Welfare Payments Garda Payroll
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Disability and maternity benefit payments
|
2005
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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Garda Paypath
|
Garda Paypath
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2005
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
|
OCSE Mission
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Imprest Account
|
2002
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
|
Garda Siochana Special Services (Operations)
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Imprest Account
|
2001
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
|
Garda Siochana G District
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Imprest Account
|
2001
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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Garda National Immigration Bureau
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Imprest Account
|
2000
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
|
Terenure P Garda District
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Imprest Account.
|
1999
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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EU Central Garda Fund
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Central bank account for all EU funded projects
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1999
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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Falcone Programme 119, Public Bank Account
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Project in halting the theft and trade in illegally obtained microchips.
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1999
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Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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Falcone Programme 121, Public Bank Account
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Project on a multidisciplinary approach between Ireland and the UK to combat organised crime
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1999
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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Oisin Conference Programme, Public Bank Account
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Conference on "An International Response to Improvised Terrorist Weaponry"
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1998
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Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation - Oisin Programme, Public Bank Account
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Training exchange programme for personnel involved in investigation of money laundering and seizure of assets
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1998
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Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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Ashbourne Garda District, Public Bank Account
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Imprest Account
|
1998
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Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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EU Projects Special Intervention Units Public Bank Account
|
Training exchange programme for operational managers of Special Intervention Units
|
1998
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
|
Oisin Drugs Police Exchange Programme Public Bank Account
|
Exchange programme
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1998
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Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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N.W.R.C.S. (Oisin) Exchange Programme Public Bank Account
|
Exchange programme
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1998
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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European Union Projects No. 1 Public Bank Account
|
Training Exchange Programme for Operational Managers concerned with Drug Trafficking
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1997
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Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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European Union Projects No. 2 Public Bank Account
|
Training Exchange Programme for Operational Managers of Urban Drug Units
|
1997
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
|
Lucan Garda District Public Bank Account
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Imprest Bank Account
|
1997
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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Department of Justice - Traffic Department, Dublin Castle, Public Bank Account
|
Imprest Account
|
1997
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
|
Garda Community Relations, Public Bank Account
|
Imprest Account
|
1996
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
|
Garda College Public Bank Account
|
Sanction for continued operation of Garda College Templemore public bank account for a training programme.
|
1996
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice
|
National Drugs Unit, Public Bank Account
|
Bank account for National Drugs Unit under operational control of a Deputy Commissioner
|
1995
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice
|
National Bureau of Fraud Investigation, Public Bank Account
|
Bank account for the operation of the National Bureau of Fraud Investigation
|
1995
|
Garda Division, Department of Justice
|
Superintendent, Garda Siochana, Roxboro Road
|
Imprest Account
|
1992
|
Department of Justice
|
A public bank account was sanctioned in the period 1992 to 2011, the details of which have not been included above for Garda security reasons.