# C&AG

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# climate action

Ireland has spent €121m on carbon credits due to failure to reach emissions targets

The government will have to pay out additional funds next year.

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Nov 21st 2019, 5:45 PM

# Petrol

'They're taking 2c off us that they don't need': Drivers paying levy on petrol that is no longer needed, committee hears

The levy has been paid on petrol, oil and diesel since 1996.

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Oct 11th 2019, 6:10 AM

# sweetheart deal

€14 billion Apple tax fund could lose €70 million this year

The fund is to be held in escrow until the outcome of legal challenges to the European Commission’s landmark ruling in 2016.

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Oct 1st 2019, 8:29 AM

# Finances

PAC 'concerned' that OPW building maintenance spending jumped from expected €9m to €39.4m

This follows the publication of the 2018 annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) today.

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Sep 30th 2019, 7:34 PM

# mv shingle

Ship seized over tobacco smuggling has cost State €410,000 because Revenue can't dispose of it

The MV Shingle was seized in June 2014, when a shipment of over 32 million cigarettes and 4,000kg of tobacco was found on board.

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Sep 29th 2018, 10:53 AM

# Irish Water

Government plans to post out as many water refunds as it can by Christmas

The Water Services Bill is in its final stages in the Dáil.

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Nov 7th 2017, 9:10 PM

# red card

'A PR disaster': Nama were before the PAC today, and it didn't go too well

PAC chairman Sean Fleming said he’d give the Nama directors red cards if he were a referee.

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Oct 18th 2016, 3:36 PM

# Pac Man

"You're a wily old fox at talking down the clock" - Noonan answers questions over Nama Project Eagle sale

Noonan’s appearance before PAC is rare for a sitting minister, though not unheard of.

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Oct 6th 2016, 4:30 PM

# Services

Nine companies were paid more than €10m each for providing direct provision centres

Commercial businesses behind centres were paid over €250m between 2010 and 2015.

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Oct 1st 2016, 6:45 AM

# Signed Up

Exactly 422,455 households have not registered with Irish Water

The report from the Comptroller & Auditor General says further funding of €1.4 billion is anticipated to be invested in 2015 and 2016.

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Sep 29th 2015, 4:20 PM

# eircode

The millions spent on that new postcode system might not even be worth it

A new report estimates that €38 million will be spent on the new Eircode system.

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Sep 29th 2015, 2:11 PM

# Welfare

Fraud on Jobseekers' Allowance cost the State €2.68 million a week in 2013

There was also problems with HSE procurement and payments to farmers.

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Sep 26th 2014, 5:46 PM

# behind closed doors

NAMA sold 26 properties with 'no evidence of open marketing'

The state’s bad bank is also unable to say how much it takes in rental income.

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May 26th 2014, 4:58 PM

# Gardagate

Up to €50,000 was spent on maintaining Garda station recording equipment every year

Meanwhile, the Public Accounts Committee has agreed to seek all relevant information about the procurement of recording equipment by both the gardaí and the Irish Prison Service.

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Apr 3rd 2014, 11:39 AM

# Penalty Points

TD claims that evidence from garda whistleblower was 'debunked'

The PAC says it will not give Sergeant Maurice McCabe a copy of his evidence, as he requested.

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Feb 6th 2014, 12:21 PM

# Penalty Points

Callinan: Not in public interest to stop garda whistleblower appearing before PAC

The Garda Commissioner has dropped his threat of possible legal action as the Public Accounts Committee prepares to hear from a serving sergeant tomorrow afternoon.

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Jan 29th 2014, 1:11 PM