Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance
Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised)
3:40 pm
Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I have the same issues. There is concern that the targets have not been met. In broad cases, some of them have been exceeded. The percentage of current year accounts certified was 52% whereas the target was 70%. The number of accounts to be certified was supposed to be 252 and at the end of September it was 204. Those are quite large figures that have not been met. That leads to the question of resourcing within the Comptroller and Auditor General's office. Has there been any request from that office for additional staffing power to carry out the work that is before it?
On the new 2014 audit on NAMA in terms of the IBRC transfer of assets, it is mentioned here that the office is examining the resourcing for this office. Is it the case that the office is raising concerns that it may not have the necessary staff power to conduct the work it has on hand plus this new body of work?
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