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
Mr. David Moloney:
It would not. This comes to the point of the difference between gross and net pay and the decision to gift money back under the relevant taxes Act. This is the procedure used by officeholders if gifting money back or accepting a lesser rate of payment. It is a tax matter for the individual. There would seem to us to be significant issues.