Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 14 - Control of Ireland's Bilateral Assistance Programme
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade

9:00 am

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

I do not think we should. The reason I do not want to know is because I want to make the point that, with the turnaround times the Department has, with all the information there, with the web chat, which is a fantastic initiative, and all those steps, it is unfortunate that Members of the Oireachtas, collectively, have to be involved in the process. I acknowledge that we aid the process and that there are always individuals who might need a bit of extra help, which is what we are here for. The fact that it is 400 a week is about 375 too many. I might get a dozen or two dozen in the run-up to the summer and then sporadically across the rest of the year. Is it an online accessibility issue, a regional issue or a rural issue? Forgive me, I cannot see Fiona's full name. Is it Penolly?

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