Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2025
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)
2:00 am
Shay Brennan (Dublin Rathdown, Fianna Fail)
I thank the Minister. I have five short questions. It is probably best if I just ask him the five together rather than asking them one at a time.
On Vote 7, I see a line item for the EU Presidency of €1 million. I am curious because it is a nice round number. It is a big amount. What is the Minister planning to use those funds for?
On Vote 8, the Comptroller and Auditor General, three additional bodies are being audited over last year. Could the Minister elaborate on what they are? We are looking at 289 as opposed to 286.
If we move on to Vote 9, the Revenue Commissioners, salaries have risen by 8%. Could the Minister give some background on that? It seems out of line with other Departments.
There is one small figure that I am curious about. It is only €140,000 but it is under "miscellaneous capital". Does the Minister have any information on what is behind that? If he does not-----
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