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:
We have a situation where the budget is set out, including the significant milestones, in advance of the year and, therefore, we have a pre-budget report and the budget in October with the Estimates. A lot of information is prepared, the Revised Estimates are published before the end of the year and we try to get the finance and social welfare Bills enacted before the year. The issue is about the approval of the Votes. It is a matter for Dáil business but I do not see any issue about Votes being approved in advance of the year to which they relate but that is a matter for the Dáil and how it does its business. I do not see any reason-----