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 no estimate, although we have sought one on a number of occasions. The case has to go through the taxing system and we will eventually have to settle. Even in the current year, we are still recognising that it needs to be settled, but we do not have a final amount. The matter was quite significant from a public policy perspective because it concerned the issuing of circulars, which are effectively secondary legislation. It was, therefore, important for the State to appeal in the matter.
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