Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2004
84 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food 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. [15052/04]
View answerAn audit committee was established by my Department in 1994. The current members of the committee are Mr. J. Donnelly, chairman of the audit committee and deputy chairman of Hypo Real Estate Bank International, Professor Niamh Brennan, UCD, Mr. Carey from the Department of Finance, Mr. Downes from CIE, Mr. O'Connor from the Revenue Commissioners and Mr. O'Driscoll an assistant secretary at the Department of Agriculture and Food. The committee operates under a charter and has held 43 meetings since its inception. The committee publishes an annual report which is presented to both the Minister and the Secretary General.
