Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

It is disgraceful.

The motion highlights the role of the Committee of Public Accounts, of which I am proud to have been a member for the past seven years. The current committee chaired by Deputy Bernard Allen has investigated a wide range of inappropriate and unacceptable uses of public moneys, including in FÁS and the Health Service Executive. While the Committee of Public Accounts, a constitutional committee of 12 Deputies, including Deputy Shortall and me from the Labour Party, carries out this vital scrutiny role, it may not be the most appropriate forum for monitoring day-to-day activities at commercial companies such as Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Irish Rail. It may be very difficult to try to invigilate the daily behaviour of a commercial company.

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