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 look at it all the time. John Pender is the Department's actuary and he is involved in these discussions. I do not know if he has anything to add, but it is a challenge. The issue for 2019 was exceptional because it related to the single scheme receipts. That will not repeat. However, the ongoing challenge remains of how we assess these amounts and budget for them.