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:

When a business case comes into my Department – Mr. Meaney can give the timelines for particular projects – we are in a position to turn it around using the major projects advisory group within six to eight weeks, in the main. People point to the public spending code quite often as the cause of delay but sometimes it is simply the case that part of a planning or evaluation process has to take place. There can be other regulatory approvals needed------