Cost of televising Oireachtas proceedings went over budget by €1.5m last year, PAC told

The Public Accounts Committee also heard that, in terms of the cost overrun, 'first thing to note is that 2024 was a general election year'. File photo: Oireachtas TV/PA

The cost of televising Oireachtas proceedings in 2024 ran €1.5m over budget to €5.2m for the year, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Addressing the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Peter Finnegan, secretary general of the Oireachtas Service, said that in terms of the cost overrun “first thing to note is that 2024 was a general election year”.