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:
The public procurement in the budget in the Department of Health have increased very significantly in recent years. The public procurement would include the procurement of drugs of all kinds - ordinary drugs, high-tech drugs, etc. - as well as cleaning services. It is a figure that reflects a huge range of different types of activities. We manage the overall budget. In the Department of Health and the HSE there are roles such as the Accounting Officer and the accountable person to manage the specifics of their budgets. The Department of Health is one of the central purchasing bodies under our procurement arrangements. We would expect the public procurements to be managed in a way that focuses on value for money.
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