Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 January 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet

9:00 am

Photo of Alan FarrellAlan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept the responses of the Defence Forces to the points the Comptroller and Auditor General made on the disposal of this asset. I have a serious problem regarding the parts. It is a fraction of a fraction of the total cost. I understand the parts going with the aircraft which was sold for parts, and thus one disposes of the parts. However, the total cost versus the estimated value versus the disposal cost receipt is quite poor, certainly from a casual observation. Was there a market for the items that were unused? Mr. Quinn mentioned that some of the parts were used but could be re-used in that aircraft. The estimated value of the parts in October 2014 was €405,000. Is that figure correct?

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