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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he can provide the cost savings to the State in the year 2026 from a reduction in the salary top up of politicians including an Taoiseach, an Tánaiste, Ministers and Ministers of State by 25%, 50% and 75%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27965/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of hiring five forensic accountants for the Comptroller and Auditor General in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27967/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures (29 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will identify when he is planning on having a review of the protected disclosures regime, given recent criticism of the ongoing reprisals whistleblowers face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27884/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reviews (29 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the procurement review, if he will outline the timelines relevant to the process. [27883/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (29 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 304. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the issue of abnormally low tenders in large capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27882/25]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: We are running close on time - I will come in briefly - but an Teachta Timmins can come in now.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I realise we are close on time now but we had some technical issues. If I could, I will ask two quick questions. Regarding the 4% increase in funding for the Comptroller and Auditor General's office, how much of this relates to new staff being hired after bringing RTÉ under the remit of the C and AG? Can the Minister tell me how much of it, whether it is 4% or part of that 4%, and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: It would be great if we could get that breakdown. Following up on an Teachta Brennan's question relating to that €1 million and the EU Presidency, the Minister mentioned it has to do with staff. Would this include the payment of staff from the Commission with that €1 million or is it completely different staffing?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá sé sin iontach. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire agus le gach duine go léir as páirt a ghlacadh sa choiste seo. That concludes the select committee's business in public session and I thank members for participating in today's meeting.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: Tá an Roghchoiste um Airgeadas, Caiteachas Poiblí, Athchóiriúchán Seirbhíse Poiblí agus Digitiúchán, agus an Taoiseach tar éis a bhreithniú ar na Meastacháin Athbhreithnithe seo a leanas i gcomhair seirbhísí...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Tá leithscéal faighte ón Teachta Ged Nash. Apologies have been received from Deputy Ged Nash. Is mian liom na riachtanais bunreachtúil seo a leanas a meabhrú do chomhaltaí. Nuair atá páirt á nglacadh acu i gcruinnithe poiblí, caithfidh siad a bheith i láthair go fisiciúil laistigh de theorannacha suímh Theach Laighean....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat, a Aire. Osclóidh mé suas é anois. I thank the Minister. I will now invite members to discuss the matter. I remind those participating remotely to use the raise-hand feature and cancel it when they have spoken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Is there anyone else who would like to come in? I might come in. I call an Seanadóir Murphy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I apologise; we have to suspend. The bells are ringing but there was no vótáil. We were wondering about that. It seems there might be a vote. We are going to have to suspend until after the vote. Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: No, I have a number of questions myself. I apologise for this. We will suspend the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I have a number of questions. Some came up during the discussion. I am interested in modern methods of construction too, but I will stick to the questions I have. In response to an Teachta McGreehan, the Minister mentioned an issue with modelling the impact of tariffs on different sectors. He said the issue was due to a small number of firms having an outsized impact. For clarity, does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. My next question is question No. 4 that was sent in. It relates to the note the Minister sent and the forecast for tax revenues as set out in the summer economic statement versus the actual outturn the following year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: In the table the Minister provided, it is interesting that for four of the past five years, excluding 2023, the outturn was, on average, €7 billion ahead of the forecast. The general trend has been to outperform the estimates. The Minister mentioned that we have a sense of permanent crisis. We have had unusual times, with Covid-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There is now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I take that point. The Minister is saying that we live in a new normal and a strange time. My next question is about capital expenditure and ties into the discussion the Minister had with Senator Conor Murphy. The Minister talked about regional jobs with numerous people. There is an infrastructural deficit in more isolated areas and regions, for example, in the west or wherever else....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fair enough. The Minister and an Teachta Cian O'Callaghan talked about the risks posed by our concentrated corporate tax and the measures that are being taken as a result. The measure to which the Minister alluded was budget surplus. That is fair enough, but it does not shift industrial policy. I know there was a White Paper by the Department on that topic. It is an issue of...