Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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830. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the local authorities that use the Agresso accounting system; if cost savings could be made by transferring to a system with international accounting standards. [35297/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Agresso financial management system is currently in use in all local authorities except for Cork and Wexford County Councils and the town councils within these counties, and Dublin and Cork City Councils.

I am satisfied that the financial management systems in use in the local government sector allow financial management and accountancy functions to be undertaken and operated in a cost- effective manner and in line with best practice in financial management and modern accounting standards.

The Local Authority Accounting in Ireland Code of Practice, issued under Section 107 of the Local Government Act 2001, is available on my Department's website at