Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 May 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
9:30 am
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
There is a similar structure for Members of the Houses and it is not possible to get information because it involves individual salary details. I want to broaden this beyond one individual. A person is essentially using public money to court public opinion and there is no accountability as to whether that public money was or was not used. It is a significant issue. Politicians and public servants should have nothing to do with their salary one way or the other, up or down. The idea of public representatives or civil servants gifting back money with no accountability as to whether it happens is clearly an issue of accountability and appropriate conduct in these roles. Does Mr. Moloney see the point I am making?
No comments