Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 July 2014
186. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that have been taken and will be taken by his Department in line with the recommendations made in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General entitled Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres dated April 2014. [31813/14]
View answerThe Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, owns and directly manages six Fishery Harbour Centres located at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, Ros an Mhíl, Killybegs and An Daingean. The Comptroller and Auditor General published a Special Report on the Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres on 8 July 2014. The report notes that improvements have taken place with regard to the Financial Management arrangements at the Fishery Harbour Centres and focuses on ways to further enhance these arrangements.
Department officials worked closely with staff of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor in the preparation and finalisation of the report. The Department accepts the recommendations of the report and work is now underway to implement them.
