Written answers

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Departmental Bodies

Photo of Jennifer Murnane O'ConnorJennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received each of the 2022 annual reports and audited financial statements from each State agency under the remit of his Department; if not, the State agencies that have yet to provide their 2022 annual report and or audited financial statements; when he expects the remaining reports to be forwarded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44669/23]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The following State Bodies, who are required to submit their 2022 Annual Reports and where applicable audited financial statements, have submitted them to the Department so far this year.

An Bord Pleanála
An Fóram Uisce
Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum
Ervia
Gas Networks Ireland
Heritage Council
Housing Finance Agency
Local Government Management Agency
National Oversight and Audit Commission
Office of the Planning Regulator
Pyrite Resolution Board
Residential Tenancies Board
Uisce Éireann
Valuation Tribunal
Water Advisory Body
The Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency Annual Report is currently being audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General and it is expected that the report will be completed and submitted before the end of 2023.

The Land Development Agency has submitted their Audited Financial Statements for 2022. Their Annual Report is currently undergoing final design and translation and is expected to be received in early November.

Tailte Éireann was established on 1 March 2023 as an independent Government agency under the aegis of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The agency was formed by the merger of the Property Registration Authority, the Valuation Office and Ordnance Survey Ireland. The 2022 annual reports for all three bodies have been received by the Department. The Department is currently awaiting the completion of the audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the financial statements of Ordnance Survey Ireland for 2022.

Waterways Ireland’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2022 is currently being audited by the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Comptroller and Auditor General. The 2022 Annual Report and audited financial statements are due to complete in Q4 of this year.

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