Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 December 2012

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 19 - Official Development Assistance
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Vote 29 - International Co-operation

10:50 am

Photo of John DeasyJohn Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I mentioned Mozambique. It might have some bearing on the office of Mr. Carlos. I referred to the skills sets that do not exist. Generally, we felt the financial management system is a decent system but is dependent on trained staff to deal with it. If there is one area lacking, it is in that. It does not just apply to the office but throughout the civil service in that country. We found a dearth of skilled staff dealing with those kind of systems. That area deserves attention and includes not just the basic auditing of the figures but the people dealing with the figures on the ground in those offices. It is something we came across on a number of levels.

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