Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
9:30 am
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I welcome the Minister's comments on the continuation of the PEACE and INTERREG programmes until 2020. I have no doubt that he is committed to trying to secure funding for the programmes after 2020. In that regard, it is welcome that he is examining the legal basis for EU programmes involving third party countries. When will decisions be made on these matters? I presume they must be made before 2020, given that preparations need to be made for these programmes well in advance of their commencement as they cannot be implemented at the last minute. Yesterday the Committee on Budgetary Oversight met to discuss the equality budgeting process, which falls within the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I could not find any reference to equality budgeting in the Estimates. Where can I find the budget for the roll-out and continuation of the equality budgeting process?
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