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. Seamus McCarthy:
I can add that there is an arrangement whereby a retired judge of the High Court inspects in Garda stations the arrangements for the control of this expenditure. There is additional assurance. It is to ensure there is proper sign-off and understanding that there is not an individual who is essentially running a book and that there is some higher level engagement on what payments are being made and why.