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)
2:15 pm
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source
As the Deputy can see, the service is audited in the normal way by the Comptroller and Auditor General. The Minister for Justice and Equality or the Minister for Defence, as appropriate, must be satisfied that the money is required. In essence, I do not look behind his request.
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