Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Public Accounts Committee
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority
10:40 am
Mr. Fred Barry:
I can to an extent, although I might also ask the Secretary General to speak about it. The plan to merge the organisations was announced as part of the McCarthy review of State bodies. We are aware that over the last six or 12 months, legislation permitting the merger to take place was being prepared within the Department and, I assume, the Attorney General's office. It is expected that the legislation will go to the Cabinet reasonably shortly. It is on that basis that we expect the merger to take place later this year.
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