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)
2:25 pm
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source
In real terms, it all is small sums. This is consultancy services and value-for-money and policy reviews to be undertaken by the Information Commissioner. We provided €43,000 last year. We are providing less than one half of that this year, €19,000, because, thankfully, it was not expended. In terms of consultancy services that might be of use to the Information Commissioner, €19,000 is a reasonable allocation. It is less than one half of last year's vote.
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