Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 November 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund

9:30 am

Dr. Colm O'Reardon:

We have done some work on this. I might ask Mr. Beausang to outline some of the detail. I absolutely agree with the Deputy that there are places where additional investment would yield value for money. All I can say to the Deputy is that it is a matter for the Government to decide where it wants to spend its money and this fund is-----