Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 June 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade

9:30 am

Mr. Ruairí de Búrca:

There are two officials from the Department of Justice. One provides secretarial support but the primary function of the other is part of the secretariat to the independent reporting commission, which was established subsequent to the Fresh Start agreement. There are three commissioners, one of which is nominated by our Government. These form the secretariat with the British official. The personnel support the general work of the Belfast secretariat in with outreach and secretarial support to the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference, which is meeting today. The Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Justice are the Government representatives. That probably answers the question.