Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project
12:35 pm
Mr. Brian Purcell:
In terms of timing, it can be advantageous to commence a project at the tail end of one year and operate on the basis of spending 20% in the first year, 60% in the second and the balance in the third year. That can enable one to be as flexible as possible with a diminishing capital budget. A significant level of planning goes into it and the bigger projects, of their nature, must be completed using a multi-annual plan. The points made by the Deputy are very valid and we will certainly try to take them on board as far as we can.
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