Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Public Accounts Committee
Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014
10:00 am
Gabrielle McFadden (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
It is good fun. I am conscious of my time. My last question relates to procurement. We keep coming back to the €14.8 million of taxpayers' money. It is our job to ensure it is wisely spent. A procurement officer was appointed. According to our briefing, a procurement officer was appointed in 2013. My briefing suggests the value of contracts identified by the audit has not been compliant in 2014. Indeed, it has increased significantly compared to the total number of contracts identified in 2013. If we now have a procurement officer in place, why has there been no improvement? Correct me if I am wrong on this aspect.
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