Budgetary Oversight Committee To Scrutinise State's Capital Investment Programme Today.

Thursday, 1 July 2021 07:20

Two Kildare TDs are members of the committee.

Capital investment in key state infrastructure projects is under scrutiny today

The Budgetary Oversight Committee will discuss the matter with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Two Kildare TDs, south county Sinn Féin Deputy, Patricia Ryan, and North Kildare Fine TD, Bernard Durkan, are members of the committee.

The Committee on Budgetary Oversight will meet officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform @IRLDeptPER tomorrow, Thursday, 1 July to discuss capital investment. #seeforyourself https://t.co/4r540Ceb85 pic.twitter.com/zKW5PFMiTV
— Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais (@OireachtasNews) June 30, 2021

Officials from DPER; Ronnie Downes, Assistant Secretary, Central Expenditure Policy and Reporting Division; Kevin Meaney, Principal Officer, National Investment Office; Clare Costello, Principal Officer, Housing Vote; Niamh Callaghan, Principal Officer, Transport Vote and Jim Deane, Principal Officer, Health Vote will appear virtually before the Committee.

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