Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2021
102. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount paid to a company (details supplied) in respect of its role as independent auditor of Ervia in each of the years 2014 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and the amount paid to the same company in respect of its role as independent auditor of Irish Water. [46949/21]
View answerInformation on the auditor’s remuneration for Ervia and its subsidiaries (excluding Irish Water) is provided in the Notes to the Financial Statements for each of the years in question. These Financial Statements are included in Ervia’s Annual Report for each year, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library.
Information on the auditor’s remuneration for Irish Water is provided in the Notes to the Financial Statements for each of the years in question. The Financial Statements for 2014, 2015 and 2016 are available in the Oireachtas Library. The Financial Statements for 2017 to 2020 are included in Irish Water’s Annual Report for those years respectively, and a copy of these are also available in the Oireachtas Library.
The audit fees agreed for 2021 in relation to Ervia and Irish Water are unchanged from 2020. Payment of these fees will be made in 2022 following completion of the audit assignments. The only payments made in 2021 to the independent auditor relate to the payment of fees incurred in the 2020 year which are published in the 2020 Annual Reports as previously referred to.
