Local Government Management Agency

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 January 2017

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Questions (112)

David Cullinane

Question:

112. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the person or body to which the Local Government Management Agency, LGMA, is accountable; if the LGMA is accountable to the Minister, the details of the systems, practices and procedures in place to facilitate the accountability of the LGMA; the processes and procedures that are in place for the Minister and his Department to review the decisions of the LGMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2274/17]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

The LGMA is a state body under the aegis of my Department. The oversight arrangements in relation to accountability, systems, practice and procedures for state bodies in general are set out in Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016 which is available at the follow weblink: http://govacc.per.gov.ie/governance-of-state-bodies/. Related provisions are included in the Agency's Establishment Order which also provides for the Agency's Annual Reports and Accounts to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.