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
Mr. David Moloney:
Where projects have been proposed, they are frequently subjected to judicial review. It has been very challenging to gain acceptance of flood relief projects. The Minister is responsible for a consent process in relation to those projects delivered by the OPW under the Arterial Drainage Acts, which are not the majority of flood relief projects. A lot of projects are dealt with at a local level through local authorities. Certainly, in terms of the projects that we have direct visibility on, those that come under the Arterial Drainage Act, there are considerable challenges in creating, designing, consulting on and gaining acceptance of the schemes.