Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

I am certainly open to considering it, although the public accounts process encompasses some of what the Deputy is referring to regarding the evaluation of value for money. A perusal of the report submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General makes that very clear. Regarding the specific value for money initiative we are discussing, the practice to date has been that the Government identifies its priorities for review and reports on the findings of these reviews to the Oireachtas to which it is accountable. The review is being conducted within the executive arm of government and it will be submitted to the committee for evaluation. Through the Committee of Public Accounts, in the context of the evaluation of spending, this Parliament has the facility to consider these matters.

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