Committee Reports::Report No. 02 - Value for Money Examinations::01 May, 1997::Orders of Reference


DÁIL ÉIREANN

COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

SECOND REPORT ON VALUE FOR MONEY EXAMINATIONS


DÁIL ÉIREANN

COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

SECOND REPORT ON VALUE FOR MONEY EXAMINATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS


 

Page

Orders of Reference

3

Standing Order No. 146

5

PART I - GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

1.

Minute of the Minister for Finance on the Committee’s First Report on Value for Money Examinations.

7

PART II - PARTICULAR EXAMINATIONS

 

Introduction

13

1.

Gas Interconnector Project

15

2.

Regional Development Measures

21

3.

Means Testing

31

4.

FEOGA Borrowing

35

5.

Gulliver: The Irish Tourism Information and Reservation System

39

Proceedings of the Committee

45

Minutes of Evidence

51

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE


Date

Subject

 

15 February 1996

Gas Interconnector Project

51

13 June 1996

Regional Development Measures

67

27 June 1996

Means Testing

85

11 July 1996

FEOGA Borrowing

97

6 March 1997

Gulliver: Irish Tourism Information and Reservation System 111

 

List of Appendices

123

COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

ORDERS OF REFERENCE

3 March 1993


ORDERED


“That, in pursuance of Standing Order No. 130* of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Committee of Public Accounts be appointed”.


*Currently Standing Order No. 146.


11 March 1993


Committee appointed consisting of Deputies Jim Mitchell (Chairman), Michael Ahern, Tommy Broughan, Hugh Byrne, Martin Cullen, Seán Doherty, Bernard J. Durkan, Denis Foley, Pádraic McCormack, James McDaid, Pat Rabbitte and Pat Upton.


29 April 1993


Deputy Batt O’Keeffe appointed in place of Deputy Michael Ahern.


30 November 1993


Deputy Desmond O’Malley appointed in place of Deputy Martin Cullen.


24 January 1995


All Committee members discharged by Order of the Dáil.


9 March 1995


Committee appointed consisting of Deputies Tommy Broughan, Eric Byrne, Seán Doherty, John Ellis, Michael Finucane, Denis Foley, Phil Hogan, Pádraic McCormack, Batt O’Keeffe, Ned O’Keeffe, Desmond J. O’Malley and Pat Upton.


14 March 1995


Deputy Denis Foley was elected as Chairman of the Committee.


30 May 1996


Deputy John Connor appointed in place of Deputy Pádraic McCormack.