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:
It looked like that but as I stated, it was taken in the context of a situation in 2010 when we were underfunded by €15 million in respect of the United Nations budget. It caused us quite a bit of grief to be obliged to come back to the Dáil and to get the Dáil to agree to move money around between subheads. While we had this unspent money, a United Nations bill came in that fell to be paid within 30 days. It just seemed like a good idea. It was not but I do not think any great harm was done. However, I accept there are rules in place.
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