Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We will consider the supplementary information received in respect of the 2015 Revised Estimates for the Public Service for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform group of Votes. The Dáil ordered on 18 December 2014 that the following Revised Estimates for the Public Services be referred to this sub-committee for consideration: Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform, Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances, Vote 14 - State Laboratory, Vote 15 - Secret Service, Vote 16 - Valuation Office, Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service, Vote 18 - Shared Services, Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman, and Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement. The Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform met the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin on 11 February to consider the Revised Estimates for 2015 for the Public Expenditure and Reform Vote group. As some members requested further information arising from the discussions that day, it was agreed to await that further information in order that we could complete our consideration of the Revised Estimates before we sent a message to that effect to the Clerk of the Dáil in accordance with Standing Order 87. In response to the sub-committee's request, supplementary information was provided to the select sub-committee and has been circulated to members. Do members wish to comment?