Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised)
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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Go raibh maith agat, an tAire Stáit ag teacht isteach. First, on consultancy and other services, subhead A.4, the amount seems extraordinarily high compared with the 2019 Estimate. What exactly were those consultancy services? What is the justification for the expenditure?