Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I have one general point, which may be something that is raised with the Comptroller and Auditor General at audit time and relates to procurement. Talking to people in public bodies, very often, they will not get multi-annual funding. They will get notification of funding in March and have to have it spent by October. They are handing back money because they are put in an impossible position or they are not sure about getting value for money by virtue of the way this is handled. Is this a recurring thing? Is the Comptroller and Auditor being made aware of these kinds of shortcomings and non-compliant procurement when he is carrying out an audit?