Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Public Accounts Committee
2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 5 - Management of Government Grants
Chapter 6 - Payroll Accrual for National Accounts
Chapter 7 - National Lottery Fund
10:00 am
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Yes, so long as this does not mark the start of the banking structures in Ireland giving the two fingers to the Government again, as they did previously. Perhaps there should be an early indication from Departments that this kind of retention payment, or the other areas into which they entered, will not be tolerated again. Otherwise, they will revert to the same kind of culture from which we all have just emerged. They are inclined to do that and certainly have shown very little respect for business people, ordinary citizens, mortgage holders and the Government in the past. If manners have been put on them at all, one should ensure that they stay on them.