Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 October 2014

Public Accounts Committee

2013 Annual Accounts of Shannon Free Airport Development Company

12:25 pm

Mr. Neil Pakey:

There were some questions on auditing. We are governed now by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. We have a regular schedule of meetings lined up with the Department. We must report to the Minister by the end of this calendar year with an updated five-year business plan. We will do what is consistent with the obligations of any commercial semi-State company when it comes to this committee. I cannot answer the question directly but we will do whatever is required in terms of compliance and what is required of a commercial semi-State company. In future we will be externally audited in line with other commercial semi-State businesses.