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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Does Mr. Moloney accept that what is going on is no longer acceptable? The timescale is just not workable. The population of this country has increased by 40% in the past 23 years, a lot of building has occurred and industrial estates, housing estates and new roads have been developed. However, we are unable to deal with flooding. It now costs the State more because we are now paying out money to people who have suffered damage as a result of flooding. If we are talking about public expenditure and watching how we spend that money, the State must expedite the process.