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
Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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If Mr. Meaney says it is in the detailed technical documentation, why is it not front and centre? There was this high-level review among secretary generals in key capital spending Departments in April 2022, which led to this updated circular in 2023, and six key principles are referenced there. I contrast that to the national investment framework for transport in Ireland, NIFTI, for example.
That puts the climate Act and the climate action plan front and centre. I carried out a word search on the NIFTI document. The word "climate" features 72 times, yet I did a similar search on these three documents and there is nothing. This is the key spending gateway. It is really where the rubber meets the road. This circular was sent around earlier this year but I do not see the climate Act or the climate action plan referenced anywhere. Will Mr. Meaney explain that?