Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Public Accounts Committee
Business of Committee
10:10 am
Mr. Seamus McCarthy:
There is an expectation under the code of practice for the governance of State bodies that they be done within six months. Generally, we have a peak of certification at that stage. In legislation, there may be a date specified by which the body should provide us with a set of financial statements but there is no date by which we must complete the statements. We cannot complete everything at the same time. We certainly prioritise the bigger State bodies.