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. Paul Quinn:

We then will be obliged to look at that. We have no firm answer on that at this point because it brings into play the regulations associated with the licensing of Na Minne and competition law because effectively, one will have a potential de facto monopoly for the only jumping-off point. We must work with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and with the law offices of the State to figure out how to go about meeting our obligations under the EU regulations on opening up these services and how to so do in a way that is compliant, open, transparent and gives people an opportunity to compete.

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