Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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559. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will, in respect of his Department's audit committee, provide details of its current membership; the date of appointment of each member; the fees paid to each member; if members of the committee are required to hold certain professional qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4216/14]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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My Department’s Audit Committee comprises the following five members:

Mr. Eric Embleton (Chairman, former Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance, appointed: May 2004).

Mr. Terry O’Niadh (former County Manager, North Tipperary County Council, appointed: October 2013).

Mr. Noel O' Connell (Director of Audit, Local Government Audit Service, appointed: May 2004).

Mr. Ger Deering (Assistant Secretary, Corporate and Business Support Division, Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government, appointed June 2013).

Mr. Brian Duffy (former Head of Internal Audit, Department of Social Protection, appointed: June 2012).

Mr O’Niadh and Mr Duffy are paid a standard fee of €282.79 per diem (subject to an annual maximum fee of €1,697) as sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform. Fees are not paid to the other members.

Members are appointed by the Department’s Secretary General and are required to possess the requisite skills, expertise and experience to enable the Committee to discharge its role in an effective and informed manner. While specific qualifications are not prescribed, the members collectively possess a wide range of professional and other qualifications across a number of disciplines.