Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 October 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Report of Comptroller and Auditor General 2016
Chapter 19 - Management and Oversight of Grants to Health Agencies

9:00 am

Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

It is the requirement on bodies to report the remuneration package paid to the chief executive in their audited annual financial statements. That flushes out all of the payments and brings a focus to whether bodies want to be seen to be paying very significant figures. It is a requirement in the code of practice, which the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has published. I think it has been there for State bodies since 2009 but it has not necessarily percolated through to some voluntary sector bodies. Insisting on that as part of the audited financial statements could be another lever in ensuring there is compliance.

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