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
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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What would happen if there was an issue of concern within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, for example, the national children's hospital? We are acutely aware that work did not recommence on the hospital and there was a dispute. We can read into that what is happening there. How does the Department maintain oversight of something such as that? Is there a reporting mechanism to the Department if there is a potential overspend? What metric is used in this regard?