Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 3 April 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management
11:50 am
Paul Connaughton (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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I wish to cover public procurement. We received a submission from the Irish School Arts Supply Federation in the SME sector outlining its concerns over current Government procurement policy. Mr. Watt's opening statement indicated we aimed to save €500 million over three years. While everyone hopes that can be achieved, we would be somewhat concerned over the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises. How much of that €500 million has been saved so far?