Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 January 2022
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2022
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)
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Regarding the Comptroller and Auditor General, in the context of Vote 8, a significant number of agencies and accounts are audited by that office. Why has the overall spending on that Vote not increased to give a greater level of resources to the Comptroller and Auditor General to enable him to delve further into the detail of these audits? It is clear from the work of the Committee of Public Accounts and the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General that much more needs to be done in respect of auditing Departments and agencies across the board.