Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 July 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate
9:30 am
Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I will. The spending on this is €225 million for 2020. There is obviously a reduction there because of Covid but it is working out at around €250 per year. I just want a brief answer. What are the implications of the announcement it is going to be free? Were the officials aware of this before the announcement? Is the Department going to be able to be successful enough with its submission to make up that shortfall? Just a brief answer to that please.