Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 31 - Transport
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 9 - Appraisal of Rail Project Investments
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 21 - Collection of Motor Vehicle Taxes
Financial Statements: Motor Tax Account 2024
2:00 am
James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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But just explain that to the punter - to me in particular- how can a State agency that has a responsibility for managing public moneys, whatever the purpose might be, put itself in a situation where it is literally going to run out of money and not function, meaning it has to come to the Department for a bailout Dr. Walsh says the Department was not so surprised at? How does a situation like that happen?