An Cathaoirleach: This morning we are engaging with officials from An Garda Síochána to examine the appropriation accounts for 2022, specifically Vote 20 – An Garda Síochána. Areas of interest include staffing and recruitment, the policing of public order incidents, community policing, spend and budgets per regional division and the PULSE system. We are joined by the following representatives from An Garda Síochána: Mr. Drew Harris, Garda Commissioner; Ms Shawna Coxon, deputy commissioner with responsibility for strategy, governance and performance; Ms Eimear Bourke, acting executive director of finance and services; Ms Yvonne Cooke, acting executive director of human resources and people development; and Mr. Andrew O’Sullivan, chief information officer. We are also joined by Ms Sarah Kennelly, principal officer in the Department of Justice, and Mr. Daniel O’Callaghan, principal officer in the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. They are all very welcome.

To begin, I call on the Comptroller and Auditor General to make his opening statement...

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