Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 October 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Vote 11 - Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 2 - Collection of Pension Contributions due to the Exchequer
Chapter 3 - Control of Funding for Voted Public Services
Chapter 5 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Vote 11 - Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 95: Financial Reporting in the Public Sector
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 99: Public Sector Financial Reporting for 2015
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 100: Public Sector Financial Reporting for 2016

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Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have a difficulty with that. On achieving value for money and tendering, it is very often the case that our energy is focused on non-compliance in procurement. An issue in the education and training boards has been drawn to my attention. I still call them vocational education committees. The framework from the Office of Government Procurement includes the rules that apply in seeking tenders from trainers to provide courses for the various VECs. How does Mr. Watt judge the value for money achieved in that instance? How was it assessed?

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