Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 561: To ask the Minister for Finance the bodies under the aegis of his Department that have not provided him with a 2004 annual report; and in the case of each body from whom he has received such a report if same has been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [2277/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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There are two bodies under the aegis of my Department for which the 2004 annual reports have not yet been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The 2004 annual report for the special EU programmes body is currently awaiting final clearance from the Comptroller and Auditor General and Northern Ireland Audit Office.

Regarding the Valuation Office, while annual reports under the Public Service Management Act 1997 in respect of 2004 and previous years have been provided to me by the Commissioner of Valuation, I have not received an annual report for the years 2002 to 2004 as required under section 41 of the Valuation Act 2001. Accordingly, no such report for any of these years, including 2004, has been laid before either House of the Oireachtas.

I have been informed by the recently appointed commissioner that the annual report for 2005 under section 41 of the Valuation Act 2001 is currently being compiled. I expect to receive it from the commissioner during February, after which I will arrange for copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. The commissioner is arranging as a matter of urgency for reports under section 41 of the Valuation Act 2001 in respect of previous years to be furnished to me. I will arrange to have such reports laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas upon receipt.