Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - 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 Government Chief Information Officer (Revised)
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
That system of which the Minister spoke earlier is outdated. It takes no account of the work we do elsewhere. As part of reform, Members of the House do not like to talk about it, because the media gets upset over it. However, I firmly believe that it is time that we show some respect to Members of this House. I do not mind accounting for anything and everything. I believe that that should be the case. However, it is how one does it and who is excluded. We have to work and do our business by example.
That brings us to the end of this part of the meeting. I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for their attendance, as well as for the attendance of their officials. I also want to thank both of them for going beyond what was on the agenda in terms of the questions they were asked, and for participating fully in the meeting in an open and transparent way.
For the information of the House, we have concluded our consideration of the Revised Estimates, Votes 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 39 and 43, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform grouping. The clerk of the committee will send a message to that effect to the Clerk of the Dáil, in accordance with Standing Order 101. That has been agreed by the Members.
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