Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection

Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised)

1:30 pm

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I am in the hands of Government accounting. I confess to having a background in commercial and financial accounting, as does Deputy Willie O'Dea. Government accounting is partly traditional cash-based accounting and partly like a holy mystery. One explores and hopes to understand it. I am working on the matter.