Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 December 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Matters relating to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion

Mr. Robert Watt:

It depends on the area as people must make all kinds of decisions, whether it is a decision on tax or a grant, for example. People should be empowered to make decisions, although this may vary from office to office. They are there to make decisions.