GAA club ‘could handle cash better than agency’

A GAA club could run its finances better than a Government agency, the Dáil’s public spending watchdog heard yesterday.

Fine Gael TD John Deasy levelled heavy criticism at officials from the Valuation Office when it appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Leinster House.

The Valuation Office is the State property valuation agency, valuating commercial and industrial properties to calculate local authority rates payable.