Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised)
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
-----by 5.30 p.m. I ask the Minister to take away with him the idea of reform of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General to allow that office to complete the audit for local government. Earlier, there was an incident with Kilkenny County Council. There is very little open debate about what goes on in local government.
It would be a good idea to have the Comptroller and Auditor General oversee local government and to merge the two offices. Irish Water could also be included in terms of having the Comptroller and Auditor General look over the amount of money it receives from the taxpayer.
I thank the Minister and his officials for appearing before us. There is always a good debate when the Minister appears before the committee.
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