Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 October 2020
Public Accounts Committee
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 – Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Accounting for Capital Assets
Chapter 5 - Accounting for Allied Services
11:30 am
Mr. Robert Watt:
The Accounting Officer system and the responsibility of the Accounting Officers to discharge their responsibilities to this committee on foot of reports from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General are a fundamental part of what Deputy Carthy was referring to. It is core to it because Accounting Officers have sanction and legal responsibilities based on that sanction.