Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 April 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

9:00 am

Ms Colette Drinan:

Focusing on the timeliness of the completion of audits, there can be a cluster around the calendar year. Many of our clients have the same financial year end, which can create a peak in demand. One of the reasons we contract out for services is to try to manage that. The sooner we start an audit, the sooner it will be completed.