Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
European Court of Auditors: Discussion
Mr. Tony Murphy:
In terms of EPPO, I imagine that is the case because we certainly do. As I said, we follow the EU funds so if they go to an accession country, we have the same access rights. General EU funding is conditional on the European Court of Auditors having access rights so I would say that is a given. Our only involvement with the accession countries would be in auditing the funds they expend. Other contacts would be, for instance, where we give or are asked for advice when accession countries are setting up an independent audit function such as an auditor general's office. They might look to us for support, guidance or maybe help in creating the institution because we are part of a community of audit offices across Europe.
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