Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform
Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
5:50 pm
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source
With regard to the valuation Bill process, we published the Valuation (Amendment) Bill in August 2012 and that Bill proceeded through Second Stage in the Seanad in October 2012. We have had many significant submissions in that regard and we have been involved in discussions. I hope to get back into Committee Stage in the Seanad with that Bill in the not too distant future. As I stated previously to Deputy Fleming, it provides a number of new ways for dealing more expeditiously with valuation. The Deputy also asked if there is enough money. Considering the Valuation Office Vote 16, the outturn figure for 2013 was €7.42 million and we have allocated €8.9 million for next year. We expect an acceleration of the national revaluation programme during the course of this year.
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