Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 September 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:00 am

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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Just because the legislation dates from 1866 does not mean that it is wrong. My memory of the particular case is that money was unnecessarily paid in advance of goods being received. Further controls were put in place afterwards. Would a change in legislation have made any difference?