Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 February 2014
81. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that every payment made greater than €1000 will be published on each Department's website in order to provide full accountability to taxpayers regarding expenditure by each Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6144/14]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware there was a commitment in the Programme for Government that every Purchase Order by a Government Department or Agency for €20,000 or over should be published online. In line with this commitment, my Department began publishing details of Purchase Orders over €20,000 on its website in 2012, quarterly in arrears. Following this my Secretary General wrote to all Secretaries General, stating that they should put appropriate processes in place to ensure that this target was met. That letter also stated that similar arrangements will be required for offices and agencies under each Department s aegis and asked that this be brought to their attention. While there are no immediate plans to lower this threshold, the matter will be kept under consideration as part of our ongoing commitment to the government reform agenda.
