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:
It is learning lessons as well. We had a good focus on that, and we are keeping that focus as we further evolve the public spending code. In terms of our mandate to deliver the national development plan, it is part of what we are trying to do in relation to these reforms. We are trying to ensure that we are listening to the Departments and challenging them. We challenge them on a regular basis on their capital expenditure projects. We brought in reforms such as the establishment of the major projects advisory group, MPAG, to help us in that way. Whilst I appreciate and accept the Cathaoirleach's points, we are responding in that way. I think the evolution of the public spending code is a very good example of that.