Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Public Accounts Committee
2015 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 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 95: Financial Reporting in the Public Sector
9:00 am
Mr. Paul Quinn:
We have simply made a note that we will have legal costs in the future in respect of a matter that has been settled in the Court of Appeal. It was litigation that arose originally in the Office of Public Works when the national procurement service resided within that body. The staff members transferred to the Office of Government Procurement in 2014. The case and case management system also travelled to the new office. The decision was appealed to the High Court by the State and the Court of Appeal ruled against it. The matter has still not been settled and we will have to recognise the costs at some stage.
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