Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The national procurement service originally came under the OPW, before the Government took a decision to establish an independent Office of Government Procurement under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Expenditure in this regard would in the past have come under our Vote, particularly on the staffing side. Now, however, it comes from the allocation for the new office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. My understanding is that this particular area of expenditure has already being brought before the sub-committee as part of the Department's Vote.