The Latest Breaking News from Public Accounts Committee

Public Accounts Committee examined series of site purchases and found ‘troubling culture that repeatedly wastes public money’

A group of MPs has delivered a blistering verdict on the state special educational needs in England. In a new report, the public accounts committee call the system “unaffordable” and warn that the Department for Education (DfE) “risks a lost generation of children leaving school without receiving the help they…

The Public Accounts Committee said it was ‘alarming’ that 700,000 pupils in England were learning in schools in need of upgrades.

The Public Accounts Committee said the programme ‘will not deliver all 40 new hospitals by 2030’.

The Government’s current business case for reform of the asylum system is ‘incomplete and unrealistic’, according to the Public Accounts Committee.

PAC chairman Keshav says HC found no misuse of funds in Skill Development Project; Siemens Software purchased for ₹330 cr with 95-97% discount; 42 training centres set up; CID's remand report has inconsistencies; State govt owes explanation. #PAC #SkillDevelopment #Siemens #CID #AndhraPradesh

In a damning report, the Public Accounts Committee said the Department for Transport ‘does not know what it is trying to achieve’.

Kevin Bakhurst, who will take charge of RTE next week, is meeting with Media Minister Catherine Martin on Thursday.

Former RTÉ Director General Dee Forbes told the Oireachtas Media Committee and the Public Accounts Committee that she is not in good enough health to attend meetings this week.