NTMA chief says Rainy Day Fund is empty The country's Rainy Day Fund is empty, the Public Accounts Committee has heard today. Business • 07 Oct
IBRC liquidation set to cost €327m, PAC hears TDs have strongly criticised fees of almost €300m which the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation has spent on winding up its operations. Business • 21 Sep
Third of HSE spend on PPE written off, PAC told More than a third of the over €900 million the HSE spent on PPE last year had to be written off because of the large ... Politics • 16 Sep
Stanley apologises for 'insensitive nature' of tweet Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has apologised for any offence caused by what he said was the "insensitive nature" of a tweet he posted over ... Politics • 02 Dec 20
Dáil urged to enter mediation with Angela Kerins The High Court President has urged the Dáil to reconsider its refusal to enter mediation over a claim for damages by the former Rehab CEO, ... Courts • 20 Jan 20
Cost of children's hospital could jump by €50m The Chairman of the board of the National Children's Hospital has told a Dáil committee that construction of the hospital has been delayed by a ... Ireland • 05 Dec 19
HSE faces questions over delay to primary care delivery The Public Accounts Committee will question the Health Service Executive today over the delay in delivering primary care centres. Health • 05 Dec 19
State fund for jobs loses €750k due to 'human error' A State fund set up to support jobs in Ireland lost €750,000 on an investment because of a human error that wrongly categorised the money ... Business • 26 Nov 19
700 living in Direct Provision despite legal status There are more than 700 people living in Direct Provision centres who have already been granted legal status to live in Ireland. Politics • 26 Nov 19
Mechanism for collecting court fines 'not working' Officials from the Courts Service have said the mechanism for collecting fines is causing problems and is not working in the manner it is supposed ... Politics • 14 Nov 19
Leinster House refurbishment to cost €17m The refurbishment of Leinster House is set to cost in the region of €17 million, an Oireachtas Committee has heard. Politics • 11 Jul 19
PAC calls for cost review of National Broadband Plan The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has called for a new Cost-Benefit Analysis to be carried out before the final National Broadband (NBP) contract is signed. Politics • 10 Jul 19
PAC hears of HSE concerns over NCH cost overruns Fears that the HSE would have to carry all of the increased costs of the National Children's Hospital next year are "off the table" according ... Politics • 27 Jun 19
Health department accused of 'massaging' figures The Department of Health has defended the omission of a €200m bill for consultant's pay in the HSE's latest accounts following accusations at the Public ... Politics • 14 Jun 19
Taoiseach critical of previous PAC treatment of Kerins Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he believes the last Public Accounts Committee treated some witnesses "very badly" and was critical of the way the former ... Politics • 31 May 19
Court rules PAC acted unlawfully in actions with Kerins The Supreme Court has declared the actions of the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee as unlawful in its treatment of the former chief executive of the ... Courts • 29 May 19
HSE accused of making 'eejits' of PAC committee The HSE has been accused of making "eejits" out of members of Public Accounts Committee after it claimed there was no conflict of interest in ... Ireland • 16 May 19
PAC to write to Watt over broadband warning to Govt The PAC is to write to the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to seek an unredacted version of his warning ... Politics • 09 May 19
PwC accused of 'gross conflict of interest' over review Consultancy firm PwC has been accused of a "gross conflict of interest" for advising the HSE about the National Children's Hospital, two months before it ... Politics • 18 Apr 19
PAC says NAMA should put new check system in place The Public Accounts Committee has said that NAMA's failure to check if a loan is being taken out by an original buyer is "unacceptable". Business • 13 Mar 19
Watt says 'guesstimates' not enough for major projects Robert Watt, the most senior civil servant in charge of public spending, has told the Dáil Public Accounts Committee that major State building projects should ... Politics • 07 Mar 19
Minister says McGuinness was 'brilliant' PAC chairman A Minister of State has described John McGuinness as an "absolutely brilliant" chairperson of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee when he served in the role. Politics • 27 Feb 19
PAC to hear from new KWETB chief executive The chief executive of the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board is expected to tell today's Public Accounts Committee that they have built a ... News • 21 Feb 19
Watt urged to appear before Oireachtas Committee The head of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Robert Watt, has become embroiled in a further row with an Oireachtas Committee regarding answering ... Politics • 19 Feb 19
PAC chair organising expanded meeting to hear from Watt The chair of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee Sean Fleming is organising an expanded meeting next month, which will hear from the head of the ... Ireland • 16 Feb 19
