Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 November 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 5: Vote Accounting and Budget Management
9:30 am
Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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I thank the witnesses for being here and for all the work they are doing. Mr. Moloney, in the last paragraph of his opening statement, stated:
The public spending code, as a tool, can help to ensure the projects can be set up for successful delivery. Effectively, using the code provides for a sound approach to addressing issues that arise in project development in the right way and in a timely manner.
On average, it takes ten to 12 years to complete flood relief projects. That is how long it takes to go from the time it is decided to do a flood relief project to getting it all the way through. I know the OPW is involved in the process. We have had major flooding issues in recent weeks in a number of areas of the country. The current process is no longer adequate. What can we do to deal with the issue?