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
Yes, it can. It happens in the Dáil and the Seanad, as well as in other committees, and I cannot see it changing any time soon. In fact, I have seen a marked change in the opposite direction. The conversation that was had with the Deputy earlier is one that we could have about politicians, believe it or not.
The point is we cannot change that. It is the way it is, and those who come in here to work must understand that. When it comes to recruitment, people see all of this going on and they understand when things are overstated or there is a bit of grandstanding. I cannot see either the Dáil, Seanad or committees changing any time soon, so people have to factor that into their decisions. Having said that, I have not seen many people run out of the place.
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