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
John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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In light of the fact that there are many different situations of debt by local authorities at the moment, which has prevented them from taking advantage of the upturn, as many are heavily indebted at the moment. They are not in a position to engage in different developments. Is it not a huge difficulty when it comes to essential repair grants or housing development grants? Is it not a difficulty that is slowing down the growth of the economy currently?