Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
Question:426 Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the local authorities have a separate auditor, namely, the Local Government Audit Service; if he will examine if the LGAS is poorly placed to do an impartial audit and assessment of the local authorities in view of the fact that it is being run by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government which is the very same Department which finances the local authorities in the first instance; in the interests of having a more independent auditor for local authorities, and of cost savings to the taxpayer, if he will consider combining the LGAS with the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32366/12]
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