Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 October 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Vote 11 - Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 2 - Collection of Pension Contributions due to the Exchequer
Chapter 3 - Control of Funding for Voted Public Services
Chapter 5 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Vote 11 - Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 95: Financial Reporting in the Public Sector
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 99: Public Sector Financial Reporting for 2015
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 100: Public Sector Financial Reporting for 2016

9:00 am

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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Great. Lovely. Okay. I have two more questions. I have asked about value for money in the provision of services. Mr. Watt kindly said that if this is brought to his attention, he will look at it. I would like to go back. How does the Department pick this up? I forget what Mr. Watt said when he answered that question. I am talking specifically about the framework that was brought in for the provision of services. How does the Department judge whether it is more effective in value for money terms? What analysis does it do?