Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform
Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
1:45 pm
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source
With the outturn cost on consultancy, we put in a notional €5,000 last year but we did not spend any money. It is a token sum. We have put in an Estimate this year of €20,000 so it looks like a huge increase, percentage-wise, but the figures are tiny. It is an anchor in case we need consultants during the year. In the documentation, the only cost we envisage relates to the value for money and the policy review under way. It is a very small sum of money overall.
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