Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment

10:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The change in date refers to just the change in the text about the internal audit committee. It is not regarding the amount of moneys spent.

We have confirmed today that the total cost of running Áras an Uachtaráin in 2016 was €8.163 million, of which direct expenditure was €3.5 million. The balance was from other Departments, namely, the Minister for Finance, the Office of Public Works, the National Shared Services Office for processing payroll, the Garda Síochána, presumably for its involvement, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for booking foreign travel, and the Department of Defence. Then there are payments through the Central Fund such as emoluments and allowances. This figure would include the salary of the President and pensions of former Presidents.

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