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

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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There is a table in the accounts concerning the remuneration of Accounting Officers. First, it would be useful if the Department could send us the 2023 amounts because there was a variation in 2022. For example, we had the Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage before the committee. The amount that is stated here is €225,000, whereas newspaper articles say it is €235,000. I am questioning whether that is the actual figure. The other issue is that a backdated amount was paid. Is that backdated amount stated in the current accounts?