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
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I am making the point that this seems to be out of kilter with Mr. Watt's remark that those who are least well off and most marginalised would be supported. They are now going to be targeted by local authorities. It is a fact. It is there in the Estimates. The small businesses in the counties are being asked to pay an extra 5%. I am not asking Mr. Watt to go into policy areas. I am just making the point that if this kind of money is going back to the Exchequer, and possibly from other Departments as well, consideration should be given to rebalancing the figure at local authority level. I am only making the point, which is a valid one.
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