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:
Negotiations are what they are. No money can be spent without a business case or the appropriate procurement and value-for-money rules being followed. The Minister puts a suggestion before the Government about the allocations, which is what will happen in the next couple of weeks, and then Ministers are responsible within their own areas to decide priorities. Once they present projects, all of the governance in terms of value for money and public procurement kicks in then. A Minister is not able to spend the money without undergoing those processes.
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