Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 March 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities

9:30 am

Photo of Verona MurphyVerona Murphy (Wexford, Independent)
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I appreciate that and I do not want Ms Hurley to repeat herself. I commend her and I hear what she is saying. From an accountability perspective, preventative measures are probably easier to enforce if there has been a repercussion and accountability. With regard to making a complaint to SIPO, I ask that Ms Hurley look at the time limit to see whether it has passed. If the Department is dealing with county managers who have had an adverse SIPO finding attributed to them during their careers, does it mean anything to the Department with regard to the fact they are dealing with funds? Does it even come up? Is it on the Department's radar?