Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Public Accounts Committee
Business of Committee
9:00 am
Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I reiterate Deputy Connolly's point. The Committee of Public Accounts meets for a minimum of almost a full day every week. Some committees meet weekly and some meet once a fortnight. Since last summer, we have been meeting practically twice a week. Therefore, the workload of the Committee of Public Accounts is extraordinarily extensive. The staff allocated to us are stretched beyond all reasonable limits and we do need the additional support because of the workload. Since we are diligent in doing our work, we believe we need to have these extra meetings. It puts strain on us as members but it puts a double strain on the staff trying to support us. We do need the resources. It is for one reason only; it is in the interest of the public who elect us to ensure we do our job as members of the committee. That is the only reason we are here.
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