Public Spending Code
Dail Éireann — 2023-06-27
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Rose Conway-Walsh (SF), Mayo

The public spending code was updated in December 2019. When will the infrastructure guidelines be published on the public spending code? Will the Minister outline how the changes announced so far will increase speed and efficiency in the delivery of capital projects? The key to delivering a project on time and on budget is to get the design and the planning phase right. There are no magic shortcuts. The national children's hospital delays and the skyrocketing costs were not caused by any administrative budget. I am not sure if the public spending code will achieve again what we need it to achieve here. I ask for the Minister's reassurance on that.

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Sitting date: 2023-06-27