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Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: There is no pot where civil servant X has a certain sum in an account. That does not exist.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: If that were to change in the future, such as if there were a reduction, for example, would that be owed back?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: When the FEMPI measures were introduced, there was no review at that point because people had retired.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I want to move to broader issues of public expenditure and focus on the tenant in situ scheme. It is a good initiative. Most small businesses would say it is often cheaper to buy their premises than to rent them. I have a big issue with how we procure housing under the HAP scheme. Some of the most vulnerable people in the country are essentially procuring on behalf of the State. They are...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I am asking about the value for money element.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: It is a landlord's decision to sell a home that, often, the person has occupied for a long time. I have never received a complaint form someone at the top of the housing waiting list about a person who has been in a HAP property for ten or 15 years having an unfair advantage. That is not an argument that is being made.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: One could also counter the argument about estate management costs. There is a cost to concentrating low-income housing in one area and that is often an additional cost to the State. Mixed tenure or mixed income are far better principles to apply. I am surprised that the Department of public expenditure is not telling the Department of housing that the latter should be progressing the tenant...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Moloney is the Accounting Officer with responsibility for public expenditure. I am not asking about Government policy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I have one last question and I am over my time. Has the Department carried out any value for money exercises related to the tenant in situ scheme and HAP?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Could Mr. Moloney make it available to the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I would appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the witnesses for being here today and the work they do every other day. I want to continue to focus on the issue relating to pensions. Perhaps the representatives from the National Shared Services Office can also assist. What has gone wrong here is that the correct amount was not reduced in the individual calculations of people's salaries. I know there are three different...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: In our constituency offices, we frequently receive queries about different State services and requests for appointments. Where possible we are able to make progress for people. Recently I was taken aback when Christopher, a constituent of mine from Whitehall, contacted me regarding an audiology appointment. It was in fact his daughter who was in touch with me. He was informed that the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the initiative for children. The Minister of State is right. That will free up capacity within the system for adults. I acknowledge those people with more urgent cases are seen more urgently than in December 2026, without that length of a waiting line. It is actually very difficult to track that because when you ask the HSE for what is the average waiting times for audiology...

Public Accounts Committee (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I call the meeting to order. I advise members that we will begin in private session.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: I remind all those in attendance to ensure their phones are on silent or switched off. Apologies have been received from the Cathaoirleach and Deputies Kenny and Neville. Before we proceed, I have a few housekeeping matters. I remind members of the constitutional requirements that to participate in public meetings, members must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: On the accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency, we received reports earlier this week - I will use the quote used in the media - that it was discovered in recent days that a €5 million fraud had been perpetrated against the National Treasury Management Agency. The joint committee may also have questions about this. Can I clarify whether issues relating to control are a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jul 2025)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Mr. McCarthy believe those issues of control are primarily the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts?