Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 May 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2020 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
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
9:30 am
Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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While understanding the challenges, what reform is the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform leading to manage these budgets more effectively and efficiently? We get Revised Estimates yearly, but urgent reform is needed in this area. We are spending over €21 billion in a health budget. When we look at the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General on procurement and value for money, there are certainly questions to be answered.