Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 March 2015

Public Accounts Committee

2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement

10:00 am

Mr. Robert Watt:

I cannot comment on what was said in meetings I did not attend. If somebody makes a statement with which I do not agree at a meeting, I can respond if I am there but I cannot respond if I am not present. I would have asked about the evidence supporting the statement. We would like to have that meeting so that if people say the office is not fit for purpose, I can explore what they mean. If there is evidence, I will listen to it, but if there is no evidence, those people will need a different description of the office the next time they come before this committee. I am happy to engage with those parties and we will do it this month.