Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised)
Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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We heard at first hand from the people who were affected by making protected disclosures. I feel strongly that it should have been retrospective. That not being the case has had a severe impact on these people
My final question under Vote 11 is around the new name of the Department and the reference to NDP delivery. Anything that hopes to improve the delivery is very welcome. I am looking forward to seeing what happens in relation to that. What is the Minister specifically focused on doing regarding the speeding up of delivery? We saw the underspend in terms of capital expenditure last year and we often hear about significant capacities within the construction sector as well.