Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 259: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details and outcome of the past three reviews by his Department's Governance Support Division of compliance by his Department's State bodies with the code of practice, in particular to name the State bodies that have not achieved full compliance; the reason for same; the action taken by him; the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24392/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Pensions Board, the Citizens Information Board and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition, the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department.

The Department does not have a Governance Support Division; however State bodies are required to comply with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies published by the Department of Finance, which was last updated in May 2009. The Statements on Internal Financial Control contained in the annual reports of the bodies under the aegis of this Department reflect that the Boards operate in accordance with the code of practice. The Comptroller and Auditor General has reviewed these Statements on Internal Financial Control and confirmed compliance.