Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 October 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 10 - Forestry Grants

9:00 am

Photo of Marc MacSharryMarc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No, I am just saying I only look at the figures. Under the scheme €22 million remained unspent. I am sure we will find another hole for it. There is no doubt about that. However, we made €100 million available. One thing is for sure - certain farmers are suffering. If we are making €100 million available and cannot find a way to legally provide the sum for which we are budgeting, that is a problem. It is reasonable to ask, therefore, if we need to look at how we are putting things together.

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