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:
The changes that have been introduced are voluntary changes. They are in the nature of an ex gratiapayment. They are also negotiated contract by contract, as opposed to having widespread application by themselves. There is scope for the contracting party to evaluate and take a view on the extent to which this arrangement is necessary. We got very strong feedback from contracting parties that contractors were struggling and that there were going to be delays in projects arising from-----