Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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668. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will, in respect of her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [4212/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that the membership of my Department's Audit & Risk Committee comprises the following members. The members as appointed by the Secretary General of my Department have considerable expertise in the area of finance and audit as is demonstrated by their experience.

Chairperson – Mr Ken Slattery (Mr Timothy Kenneth Slattery), Independent Board Member (Non Executive) and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee in Department of Finance & Personnel – Enterprise Shared Services, Northern Ireland; former Acting Chief Executive of Irish Payments Services Organisation; former Director of Operations (Corporate Banking) with Bank of Ireland Group.

External member – Mr Frank Goodman, Chief Executive of the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland; Former Chief Executive of Legal Aid Board & Director Office of Ombudsman.

External member – Ms Valerie Plant, Assistant National Director (Annual Financial Statements and Governance), HSE Finance.

Internal member - John Lohan, Principal Officer, DCYA.

Secretary to the Committee – Ciara Murray, DCYA.

Members of the DCYA Audit & Risk Committee were appointed in early 2012.

All fees payable to the Committee have been waived by the members.

Members of the DCYA Audit & Risk Committee have been appointed in line with the membership guidelines as outlined by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform; which state that the Committee have the capacity to understand the financial, cultural, strategic and political environment in which the Department operates. The Committee’s expertise also demonstrates recent and relevant financial experience, as required.