Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform

Mr. Kevin Meaney:

Typically on receipt of the technical review, the Department sets out the steps to be rectified immediately in the business case prior to going for consent from, or a decision by, the Government. Alternatively, there could be issues that could be clarified at the next stage, particularly if the project is at an early stage of development. Typically it sets out to us how the recommendations could be addressed. Some measures can be taken immediately and some may be for the following stage with regard to being clarified or cleared up.