John McGuinness, TD elected Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee

Speaking after his election, Deputy McGuinness said: “It is a great honour and privilege to have been elected Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. By the nature of its role as the public spending watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee is one of the most powerful Oireachtas Committees. It has a key role to play in ensuring that there is accountability and transparency in the way Government agencies allocate, spend and manage their finances and in guaranteeing that the taxpayer receives value for money for every euro spent. I look forward to working with all of my colleagues on the committee to ensure that it fulfils its remit.”

Kieran O’Donnell, TD was elected Vice-Chairman of the Committee.

The Committee also discussed a schedule for future meetings and agreed that all PAC meetings should be held every Thursday at 10am.

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