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. John Conlon:

Again, I believe the only approach I can take here, as I was not party to the committee hearing this morning but I understand it was quite detailed, is from a public spending code perspective where the emphasis is on cost forecasting and benchmarking. The Deputy mentioned cost inputs a great deal there. Cost forecasting must have a tight focus on what the inputs into a project are. It is then a question of managing scope creep.