Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2004
62 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has appointed an audit committee for her Department; its members, charter, number of meetings to date; if it has issued any reports to her or to the Secretary General. [15050/04]
View answerAn audit committee has been in existence in my Department since the mid-1990s. It was restructured in mid-2000 and again in recent months to reflect current best practice. The current committee has five members, comprising an external chairperson, the head of internal audit from another Department and three senior departmental officials. The audit committee operates under a written charter and terms of reference. Since mid-2000, the committee has met on ten occasions and has produced two reports.
