Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance

12:10 pm

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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To be helpful to Deputy Nolan, he has sought a reply and Mr. Cooney can provide that after considering the question. Do the 325 officials automatically get all the allowances outlined by Deputy Nolan or do they have to make a case under each heading to get the allowance? Do they make the application or does the Department apply the allowances across the board without question?