Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 July 2025

Public Accounts Committee

2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management

2:00 am

Mr. David Moloney:

It absolutely is. We begin with a €165 billion national development plan and the Government has announced its intention to greatly expand that. Within the overall figure, education is a key focus, alongside health and other social issues. The previous Government, in its last budget, and this Government, in the programme for Government, have put a priority on delivering certain things, including, in particular, the water grid upgrades and transport services needed to deliver housing. That does not mean other areas are not in receipt of very significant moneys under the NDP and will not be in receipt of very significant moneys under the revised NDP. In fact, education is an area where the capital spent has increased hugely over the past ten years.

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