Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 4 December 2018
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
2:00 pm
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source
Yes, because they are private events organised by private organisers. However, the event in Phoenix Park was a private event. It was open ticketing - there was no charge for the tickets - but it was a private event organised by the Catholic Church. Why is it appropriate for the State to spend close to €18 million of public money on a private church event in any case, not to mention the very substantial moneys that are owed by the church to the State?
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