Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

They accept there were serious failures to comply with legislative and administrative processes. The CEO accepts, as the accountable person, that there was a failure on his part to ensure that an early retirement package was fully compliant with all statutory requirements. In order to strengthen financial management and governance arrangements, the council is undertaking to put in place an arrangement for compliance sign off for all major executive decisions. A comprehensive governance manual is being developed. Risk management procedures are being strengthened and training in corporate governance is being arranged for staff.

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