Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2024
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 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised)
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I thank Deputy Conway-Walsh. Commercial State bodies have a different construct. They have a different relationship with the State. They have their own boards and fiduciary duties. They would have their own external auditors. It would require a change in the legislation to extend the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General to such bodies. Other governance and legal issues would need to be considered. I am not actively considering extending the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General to other bodies, especially commercial State bodies, at this time.
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