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

Photo of John BradyJohn Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)

Hopefully, the Deputy will have an opportunity to come back in.

I have a number of questions. I thank all the witnesses for attending. It has been a useful engagement. There is a lot of concern, rightly and understandably, from the public about the mismanagement and overspending of money by what I categorise as a serial offender, namely, the Office of Public Works. A number of incidents were referenced, whether these involved bike sheds, security huts or walls. In my constituency, there are issues with the provision of a Coast Guard unit in Greystones. That is a small sample. Does the Department share those concerns regarding mismanagement and overspending within the Office of Public Works?

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