Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 14 - Control of Ireland's Bilateral Assistance Programme
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade

9:00 am

Mr. Niall Burgess:

When we make a commitment, it is usually the case that we pay rapidly and upfront. Even regarding our core contribution to the UN, we are marked by that body as one of the member states which pays up within weeks when it falls due.