Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 January 2014

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration

1:00 pm

Dr. Geraldine Smith:

The wording is important. The documents states "draft internal accounts". Obviously they have not been subjected to an audit. One would expect that reference would be made in the final accounts to the purpose of the donation but it is also interesting to note that in the previous accounts the word "donation" was also used between 2010 and 2012, as well as the draft accounts for 2013. There was no reference to what the donation was in respect of-----