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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 5 Nov 2002

Vol. 556 No. 3

Written Answers. - Festivals and Cultural Events.

Billy Timmins

Ceist:

467 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the auditing, value for money and safeguards he has in place to ensure proper disbursements of funds under the festivals and cultural events initiative by Bord Fáilte and St. Patrick's Day Festival Company. [19842/02]

The St. Patrick's Day Festival Company Limited received €880,000 from Bord Fáilte under the festivals and cultural events initiative in respect of the 2002 festival. The disbursement of funds under this initiative is a day-to-day operational issue for Bord Fáilte and, accordingly, is not a matter for which I am directly responsible.

The funds available for the purposes of the festivals and cultural events initiative were allocated to Bord Fáilte by my Department in accordance with standard public financial procedures. The standard systems required under those procedures are in place in my Department to govern the drawdown of funds by all State agencies under my remit including Bord Fáilte.

The accounts and activities of both my Department and of Bord Fáilte, including matters related to the disbursement of such funds, are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General. My Department has a dedicated internal audit unit which carries out system audits and an ongoing expenditure review programme, to review all major lines of expenditure, that is agreed and reviewed centrally.

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