Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2004
72 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Defence if he has appointed an audit committee for his Department; its members, charter, number of meetings to date; if it has issued any reports to him or to the Secretary General. [15051/04]
View answerAn audit committee was established in my Department in 1997. At present the chairman of the committee is Mr. Brian McDonnell, former chief executive of the Irish Aviation Authority. The other members are the Department's two assistant secretaries, head of corporate services and professional accountant; and the Defence Forces' deputy chief of staff — support — and director of administration. The question of appointing a further external person to the committee is under consideration.
The audit committee operates under a written charter and meets two or three times a year. The minutes of its meetings and reports produced by the internal audit unit are forwarded to the Secretary General.
