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- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: It is a change in administrative procedures, IT and all that kind of stuff.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: How much has that cost so far?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I am sorry for stopping Mr. McBride. He is talking about the future, which is great. It is not that we are not interested in the future, but we are looking at the past for now in terms of the 2016 accounts. One thing that touches on the future is the question as to whether these legacy costs are going to continue. Is there an estimate of continuing legacy cost issues?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Tusla has dealt with it and it is a one-off.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: That is fine. Tusla entered into a partnership with the Galway University Foundation, which is the agent for The Atlantic Philanthropies, through which Tusla is being given €8.05 million over three years and of which €2.94 million has so far been received. I see that Tusla's expenditure in that regard to date is €1.859 million, which seems to be all on staff and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Is The Atlantic Philanthropies funding being used to supplement staff costs for the agency because of central funding shortfalls? Are these staff engaged on specific projects tied to the qualifications for grant funding as described on page 41 of the submission? There is often a lot of criticism when charitable money is going into offices and administration. They are giving €8...
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Who manages the distribution of that money? Is it a separate unit within Tusla?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I will ask one last question. Of the 986 agencies, Deputy Kelly asked earlier how many audits were done this year and the reply was that Tusla has audited 17 of those agencies. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: That is this year, and it was 15 last year. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: What is the difference between an audit and an analytical review? Is the analytical review as detailed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: And an analytical review is what?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: They are told to answer a set of questions.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: So it is a desktop valuation, as an estate agency might describe it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: The bodies actually being audited each year constitute about 1.7% of the overall number. How much do those 986 agencies get?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: We are looking into 1.7% of them in real terms on the ground. How does that compare in terms of best practice for similar organisations throughout the world?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I understand that. However, in terms of actual audit - most of us on this committee understand what audit is - we are auditing 1.7% of 986 bodies with an expenditure of about €144 million on an annual basis. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Are there any plans to increase that? Does Tusla need more personnel? It seems to me that this is needed to give the level of peace of mind that is required - without prejudice to these fine organisations. There is an international best practice rate of around 20%, I would suggest.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: How many work in that unit?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Just under two? What does that mean?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Marc MacSharry: In WTE terms, is it 1.75?