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:
I can provide a note on that. A number of reforms have been introduced, such as the inflation co-operation agreement. The Deputy mentioned engineers. We have done some work on liability caps this year and we continue to examine the public works contract with a view to further improvements in response to concerns raised by the industry. I chair a construction sector group that includes representatives of the industry. We have an ongoing engagement with them about the public works contract and the balance of risk in that contract as between the person providing the service and the taxpayer.