Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 May 2024

Public Accounts Committee

2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education

9:30 am

Ms Bernie McNally:

We have two systems. We have a system in Blanchardstown that is our ETB shared services and then we have our Athlone payroll for everyone else. The ETB shared services were ahead in their IT projects. The Athlone IT system was bigger and more arduous. There have been learnings. The OGP had a big tender like that fail as well. Many of the IT companies now want us to buy off-the-shelf products whereas we are looking for a customised product. We have teachers working in different schools and working different hours. There are many variations.