Written answers
Thursday, 4 May 2006
Department of Foreign Affairs
Departmental Committees
5:00 pm
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 140: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a list of the membership of his Department's audit committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17019/06]
Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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The members of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Audit Committee are: John G. O'Connor (Chairperson), John S. Pittock, John A. Jackson and Valerie Little.
This independent exclusively external Audit Committee was established in November 2003. It has responsibility for both Votes of the Department. The Committee supports the Accounting Officer by reviewing and monitoring the risk management, internal control and governance processes which have been established in the Department.
Members of the Audit Committee are wholly independent and are appointed by and report to the Secretary General of the Department. The Committee, which reports annually, oversees the audit work of the Evaluation and Audit Unit of the Department. It holds regular meetings. It has access to all audit reports and other records and documents of the Department, and hears presentations by Department officials.
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