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:

That is part of what I spoke about earlier. We have continuously augmented IGEES capacity over recent years, particularly in some of those bigger Departments that had those big projects. IGEES is now staffed by a complement of over 200. We have a particular focus on applying those resources where they are most required in terms of those big projects and that is something we keep under ongoing review. With regard to the IGEES recommendation in the IMF report, that is being implemented and is kept under ongoing review.