Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Public Accounts Committee
2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 5 - Management of Government Grants
Chapter 6 - Payroll Accrual for National Accounts
Chapter 7 - National Lottery Fund
10:00 am
Mr. Robert Watt:
There is absolutely no justification for a process where there are conflicts of interest like that. There is absolutely no justification for it and everyone is clear about that. As this is the subject of an ongoing investigation, I will not comment on the specifics but it is very clear what the policy should be.
It is disappointing to hear from the Deputy that after this committee identified a problem, those involved still suggested that this was acceptable and said that they were not going to change their processes. That is not good enough. There is a very clear way of procuring goods and services. There are technicalities involved but the policy is very clear and no one should be under any illusions about-----
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