Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 April 2024

Public Accounts Committee

2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

9:30 am

Mr. Kevin McCarthy:

On the last question, anybody we contract with requires the tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners. That is very clear.

On how we establish costs, as I tried to explain earlier it is based on our assessment of what the market can bear, taking account of our desire to maximise value for money and achieve the best return on our investments - in other words, negotiate the lowest available rate.