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.