Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of hiring five forensic accountants for the Comptroller and Auditor General in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27967/25]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Forensic Accountant is not an established grade in the civil service. Any requirement to carry out forensic accounting or auditing functions identified by a civil service body could be dealt with by employing or contracting-in required resources, and would be evaluated/assessed on a case-by-case basis. Costing could only meaningfully be done when a specific proposal had been developed.