Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 – Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Supplementary)
Vote 12 – Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
Vote 14 – State Laboratory (Supplementary)
Vote 17 – Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Vote 18 – National Shared Services Office (Supplementary)
Vote 43 – Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Supplementary)

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy English made a fair point about the analysis of the delivery of large capital projects within the private sector. Most of the work we do only examines the work of public projects. I am certain that the private sector is facing the same challenges we are in terms of inflation and the availability of talent to do the work. The private sector tells us this at every opportunity it can. Obviously, though, the private sector is not accountable to the Oireachtas in the way we are. We are here to justify where we are with public projects.

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