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
Mr. Robert Watt:
There is a public interest, obviously. I am not suggesting for one moment there is not; of course there is a public interest because people are in receipt of funds. If there is enough available, those people will then avail of services provided by the State. There is obviously a public interest but we need to read through this and examine it carefully. We should speak to the Comptroller and Auditor General about this and perhaps revert to the committee afterwards. I am sorry but I am not kicking for touch; it is just that we have not really formed a view.