Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance
12:50 pm
Mr. David Cooney:
Actually, officers gave up leave to come in while on holiday to do this before the end of the year. It was done with the approval of the accounts and with the co-operation of the then head of corporate services. As I stated, personally I thought this was a good bit of business. Had they told me about it, I would have said it was a great idea and to go ahead and do it. I did not realise that in so doing, we were crossing the line regarding procedures and as I stated, I accept the rebuke. It might have been a good bit of business but obviously, it was a wrong bit of business and so, we will not do it again.
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