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)

2:55 pm

Photo of Peter MathewsPeter Mathews (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would like the Minister of State to pass on to the OPW my admiration of the work it does in many areas. I have had experience of it in the past when I worked with ICC Bank. I was aware of much of the work it did and the property portfolios it managed.

I commend the Minister of State on the flood risk fund and the work that will be addressed in that regard. Could anything be gained from a conversation with Irish Public Bodies Mutual Insurances Limited, which has a lot of underwriting experience with public bodies and their properties and liabilities with a view to risk appraisal for flood risk management? Perhaps if it has a lot of surplus that it does not require in the reserves it might like to contribute something towards the €70 million fund. It is just a thought.

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