Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Financial Statements of the Local Government Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the National Training Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the Economic and Social Research Institute
2017 Financial Statements of the Abbey Theatre

5:00 pm

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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That would be of concern because we end up using our energy to follow up on the timeliness as opposed to, and more important, the content of accounts. There is a particular onus on all of the organisations to show example.

A question perhaps I should not put - it is just that the ESRI raised it in its opening statement - relates to it being in the private sector. I presume all of the funding is public but Professor Barrett gave as a context that it was established in the private sector. Would he clarify that for me?