Departmental Banking

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Ceisteanna (348, 349)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

348. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the sanctions his Department gave in order to open public bank accounts in the name of An Garda Síochána in each of the years 1997 to 2011; the locations of the accounts that were opened; the purpose of the accounts that were opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28659/17]

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

349. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public bank accounts sanctioned for opening by An Garda Síochána prior to the commencement of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 by his Department in each of the years from 1990 to 13 July 2006, inclusive; the locations and purposes for the accounts that were given approval to be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28700/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

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.

Public Bank Accounts for An Garda Síochána Sanctioned 14th July 2006 - 31st December 2011

Title and Location	Function/Purpose	Year of Sanction	Sanction Request From
Forfeiture Account	Forfeitured and unclaimed monies to the State	2011	Finance Section, Garda HQ
BUNCRANA	District Imprest Account	2010	Finance Section, Garda HQ
EU Central Fund Public Bank Account Term Deposit Account	Receipt of Payments from EU for Garda Projects	2010	Finance Section, Garda HQ
EU Central Fund Public Bank Access 30 Deposit Account	Receipt of Payments from EU for Garda Projects	2010	Finance Section, Garda HQ
EU Central Garda Fund Public Bank Account Notice Deposit Account	Receipt of Payments from EU for Garda Projects	2010	Finance Section, Garda HQ
GFCPO, Thurles	Collection of Fines for the Fixed Charge Processing Office	2009	Finance Section, Garda HQ
Minister for Social and Family Affairs Vote Receipts	Receipts from Pobal for a Traveller Interagency Project	2009	Finance Section, Garda HQ
Garda District Boundary Realignment - 3 Bank Accounts	District Imprest Accounts: Leixlip DistrictArdee District  Laytown District	2008	Finance Section, Garda HQ
EULEX Mission - Kosovo	Imprest Account	2008	Finance Section, Garda HQ

 

Public Bank Accounts for An Garda Síochána Sanctioned 1992 to 13th July 2006

Title and Location	Function/Purpose	Year of Sanction	Sanction Request From
Garda Fixed Penalty Office, Fines on the Spot	Collection of Fines	2006	Finance Section, Garda HQ
Garda Fixed Penalty Office, Fixed Charge Penalty System	Collection of Fines	2006	Finance Section, Garda HQ
Garda Central Vetting Unit	Vetting Charges	2006	Finance Section, Garda HQ
Community Relations Grants	Receipt of Community Relations Grants	2005	Finance Section, Garda HQ
Welfare Payments Garda Payroll	Disability and maternity benefit payments	2005	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Garda Paypath	Garda Paypath	2005	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
OCSE Mission	Imprest Account	2002	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Garda Siochana Special Services (Operations)	Imprest Account	2001	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Garda Siochana G District	Imprest Account	2001	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Garda National Immigration Bureau	Imprest Account	2000	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Terenure P Garda District	Imprest Account.	1999	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
EU Central Garda Fund	Central bank account for all EU funded projects	1999	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Falcone Programme 119, Public Bank Account	Project in halting the theft and trade in illegally obtained microchips.	1999	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Falcone Programme 121, Public Bank Account	Project on a multidisciplinary approach between Ireland and the UK to combat organised crime	1999	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Oisin Conference Programme, Public Bank Account	Conference on "An International Response to Improvised Terrorist Weaponry"	1998	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation - Oisin Programme, Public Bank Account	Training exchange programme for personnel involved in investigation of money laundering and seizure of assets	1998	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Ashbourne Garda District, Public Bank Account	Imprest Account	1998	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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	1998	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
N.W.R.C.S. (Oisin) Exchange Programme Public Bank Account	Exchange programme	1998	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
European Union Projects No. 1 Public Bank Account	Training Exchange Programme for Operational Managers concerned with Drug Trafficking	1997	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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	Imprest Bank Account	1997	Garda Division, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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.