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

1:10 pm

Mr. Robert Watt:

The cost of leases of premises that the State is leasing has reduced dramatically. We now get out of all leases that are due. That has been the policy for some time and the OPW has saved between €30 million and €40 million -----