Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 June 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
11:40 am
Mr. Tom Heffernan:
Yes, the returning officer is responsible for the employment. They make returns to us in respect of their costs, expenses and charges. Our Minister regulates, by charging order, the level of fees and expenses that may be paid. They make returns to us on predetermined standard account forms.