Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Chief Government Information Officer (Revised)
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
The Chairman raised a lot of queries and I will do my best to respond to as many of them as I can. In regard to the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General, it comes under the remit of the Department of Finance. I am aware that officials are looking at the relevant legislation and we will consider again the idea of the Comptroller and Auditor General following the money in respect of significant projects, along the lines of what the Chairman has suggested. There is a separate audit function, as referred to by the Chairman, for local government. That issue could be taken up with the Minister for Housing, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. I will consider the Chairman's point regarding the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
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