Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 June 2014

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

2:10 pm

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

With regard to public accountability, there is a significant infrastructure, which has been paid for by the taxpayer down through the years and which will continue to be funded over the next three years to the tune of €650 million. I am sure other arrangements will be put in place for funding from the taxpayer. Meanwhile taxpayers will pay for water. As a matter of proper transparency and accountability, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform should ensure local government and Irish Water come under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

I thank Mr. John McCarthy and his officials for attending.

Is it agreed to dispose of Vote 25, and chapters 4, 10 and 11 of the 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General? Agreed.

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