Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

In particular, the Comptroller and Auditor General has highlighted the need for gateway reviews at various points in the life cycle of a project. We moved on this on 11 October last. The new system will ensure that all future major ICT projects will have the benefit of expertise from across the public sector and beyond, if necessary. With regard to PPARS specifically, it is worth pointing out that on the plus side the system works and has paid 36,000 staff regularly so far this year.

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